All 3 Uses of
ordeal
in
Catch-22
- The nightmares appeared to Hungry Joe with celestial punctuality every single night he spent in the squadron throughout the whole harrowing ordeal when he was not flying combat missions and was waiting once again for the orders sending him home that never came.†
Chpt 6
- Major — de Coverley, a Spartan in adversity, did not flinch once throughout the whole hideous ordeal.†
Chpt 13 *
- He smiled nervously when his brief ordeal had ended.†
Chpt 41
Definition:
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(ordeal) a very difficult or painful experience