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beproeving — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ordeal noun A very difficult, painful, or exhausting experience.
  • punishment noun A penalty given for wrongdoing, or the act of imposing one.
  • temptation noun The urge or desire to do something, especially something unwise or forbidden.
  • travail noun Hard, exhausting effort that involves suffering or hardship.
  • trial noun A formal examination of evidence in court to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime or liable in a dispute.
  • tribulation noun A hard or difficult experience or period.

Senses

beproeving is used for these senses in English:

  • ordeal (historical) A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused.
  • punishment (figuratively) Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
  • trial A difficult or annoying experience or person; (especially, religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety.
  • tribulation Any adversity; a trying period or event.

ordeal — full definition

  1. noun A very difficult, painful, or exhausting experience.
  2. noun Historically, a trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous physical test, the outcome believed to reveal guilt or innocence by divine judgment.
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