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ordeal
kitty-cornered

or·deal

ordeal

 
 
pronunciation:
or dil
part of speech: noun
definition: a painful, difficult experience, or test of one's character.
煎熬, 磨难
My parents' divorce was an ordeal for them and for me.我父母的离婚对他们和对我都是煎熬。
synonyms:
trial
similar words:
adversity, affliction, blow, calamity, cross, disaster, grief, hardship, misery, nightmare, torment, torture, trauma, trouble