How to Pronounce “ordeal”
word
/ɔɹˈdiɫ/
/ɔːdˈiəl/
IPA Transcription
American English
/ɔɹˈdiɫ/
British English
/ɔːdˈiəl/
Listen in Context
The long illness was a terrible ordeal for her.
They survived the ordeal of getting lost in the mountains.
The exam was such an ordeal for the children.
Getting through that breakup was an emotional ordeal.