trial vs ordeal

ordeal vs trial

trial and ordeal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trial	Yes	No	No	No
ordeal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ordeal is a hyponym of trial; that is, ordeal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trial:

trial: (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
ordeal: a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence

Other hyponyms of trial include court-martial, trial by ordeal, Scopes trial, show trial, mistrial, retrial.

trial (noun)	ordeal (noun)
the act of testing something	a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence
(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law	a severe or trying experience
the act of undergoing testing
trying something to find out about it
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications

Difference between trial and ordeal

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