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trial

trial

87 3.5
A difficult experience that tests your patience
  • noun
  • /ˈtraɪəl/
translation icon : prueba
  • How are we going to break free from this enormous trial and difficulty?
  • trials and tribulations
  • survive trials
  • go through trials

Because I went through trial by social media and it was hell.

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Examples

  • She faced many challenges during her trial at work, but she remained strong.

  • It's been a trial, it really has.

  • Because I went through trial by social media and it was hell.

  • But no trial I have ever faced, then or now, was as hard as the one my father had to face that day.

  • This trial's not going the way I wanted it to.

  • I'm afraid this is a hard trial for you, Raymond said to the girl.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • My mother's infirmity is her trial, and it is also mine.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Just, life is filled with trials and tribulations.

  • Everyone had to learn by doing, accepting both the benefits and the burdens of trial and error.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The recent trial of juggling multiple responsibilities tested her patience and resolve.

Synonyms

challenge
vstrial
3.1

A difficult task that tests a person's skill and will

checks patience and endurance rather than determination
test
vstrial
755 1.0

A situation that challenges a person's ability or courage

focuses on being annoying and straining patience rather than ability
tribulation
vstrial
34 9.1

A time of great trouble and suffering

is about straining patience and endurance rather than great suffering
trial by fire
vstrial
  • Informal
3 7.4

A very difficult test that shows if someone can do a job under pressure

is more about being annoying and straining patience than proving competence

Antonyms

1.0

A feeling of enjoyment or happiness from something

190 1.0

A feeling of physical ease and being free from pain

Idioms

122 3.8

Being tested for a short time to see if it works or is useful

Finding a solution by trying different ways and learning from mistakes

Compounds

clinical trial
  • Specialized
67 3.9

A controlled test with people to see if a new medicine is safe and works

36 3.6

A person who represents people in court during trials

A way of solving a problem by trying different solutions until one works

trial judge
  • Formal
13 5.1

A person who leads a court trial and decides about the law and evidence

13 3.2

A short test to see if something works well before real use

trial court
  • Specialized
9 3.7

A court where a case is first heard and the facts are decided

trial attorney
  • Specialized
8 4.7

A lawyer who speaks for clients in court cases before a judge or jury

show trial
  • Literature
7 8.6

A public court case planned to make a person look guilty

4 3.4

A fixed time when a person or thing is tested to see if they are suitable

trial by fire
  • Informal
3 7.4

A very difficult test that shows if someone can do a job under pressure

Solving a problem by trying different ways and learning from mistakes until you succeed

An idea someone offers to see how people react before a decision

1 8.4

A 1925 American court case in Tennessee about a teacher put on trial for teaching evolution

1 3.9

A test of a new product or system in real use to see how well it works

1 4.3

The first test of a new medicine on a small group to check safety, side effects, and safe dose

1 5.0

A large study that tests a medicine's effects and side effects before approval

trial by media
  • Literature
1 6.9

News and social media make people judge someone before the court decides

An event in which judges test hunting dogs' skills outdoors

A legal promise that a person charged with a crime gets a quick, public court hearing by a jury

5.1

A study done after a drug is approved to check its safety and how well it works in many people

4.2

A medical test with more people to see if a treatment works and check for side effects

preclinical trial
  • Specialized
6.0

A study on animals to see if a new drug works before testing in people

A balloon released to test wind and air conditions

trial balance
  • Specialized
5.5

A list of account totals that shows whether debit and credit amounts match

trial by ordeal
  • Literature
9.9

A way to decide if someone is guilty by making them do dangerous tests and seeing if they survive

trial impression
  • Specialized
7.7

A test print people use to check for mistakes before the final print

How Difficult

torment
  • NSFW
70 5.6
ordeal
137 4.8
trial
87 3.5
challenge
3.1
difficulty
651 2.4

Surface Forms

trial singular
trials plural

Etymology

Trial comes from the old French trier, meaning 'to try' or 'test'. So when we say something is a trial, we mean it is a hard 'test' of patience or strength.