Vocabulary
Ordeal
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a very unpleasant and prolonged experience.
Urdu meaning
آزمائش، بڑی مصیبت،مباہلہ، کٹھن گھڑی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
Sentences are selected from stored editorial text where your search word appears. If none appear yet, run the admin sentence generator for fuller coverage.
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The expeditious dispensation of justice should be a facility for Pakistani citizens rather than an ordeal.
Dawn Editorials —
Virtual courts
— 2026-04-23
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Staffers of the latter publication survived a terrifying ordeal when a mob torched their building, and they had to be rescued by security personnel.
Dawn Editorials —
Bangladesh upheaval
— 2025-12-21
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7 HE ordeal of the 42 Pakistani fishermen released from Indian jails this week exposes yet again the inhuman cost of political hostility in South Asia.
Dawn Editorials —
Victims of vengeance
— 2025-10-15
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During a TV appearance on Thursday evening, Mr Ahmed seemed worse for wear from the ordeal.
Dawn Editorials —
A Pakistani`s ordeal
— 2025-10-10
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A day later, his brother faced the same ordeal.
Dawn Editorials —
Defying reason
— 2025-08-24
Synonyms
painful/unpleasant experience, tribulation, trial, test, nightmare, baptism of fire, trauma
Antonyms
comfort, pleasure
Curator example
“the ordeal of having to give evidence”
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