Something that causes or entails suffering.

ETYM as. ordâl, ordael, a judgment; akin to Dutch oordeel, German urteil, urtheil; orig., what is dealt out, the prefix or- being akin to â- compounded with verbs, German er-, ur-, Goth. us-, orig. meaning, out. Related to Deal; and cf. Arise, Ort.
1. A primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control.
2. A severe trial or experience.
3. A severe or trying experience. + prikaži više

1. Any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude etc; SYN. mental test, mental testing, psychometric test.
2. The act of testing something; SYN. trial, run.
3. The act of undergoing testing; SYN. trial.
4. A hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins.
5. Zoology, shell of invertebrate. + prikaži više

ETYM From Try.
1. (Sports) A preliminary competition to determine qualifications.
2. An annoying or frustrating event; SYN. tribulation, visitation.
3. Trying something to find out about it; SYN. test, tryout.

ETYM Old Eng. tribulacium, French tribulation, Latin tribulatio, from tribulare to press, afflict, from tribulum a thrashing sledge, akin to terere, tritum, to rub. Related to Trite.
That which occasions distress, trouble, or vexation; severe affliction.