koettelemus — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
koettelemus is used for these senses in English:
- slings and arrows Hardships or adverse circumstances. [from late 16th – early 17th c.]
- trial A difficult or annoying experience or person; (especially, religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety.
ordeal — full definition
- noun A very difficult, painful, or exhausting experience.
- 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.
trial — full definition
- noun A formal examination of evidence in court to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime or liable in a dispute.
- noun A test used to check how well something works or performs.
- noun A difficult or trying experience.
- adj Done on an experimental or provisional basis, to test something out.
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