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The synonyms of “Trial” are: test, trial run, tryout, tribulation, visitation, run, court case, case, lawsuit, suit, hearing, inquiry, tribunal, litigation, proceedings, experiment, pilot study, contest, tournament, match, game, round, heat, fixture, event, meet, encounter, nuisance, pest, bother, irritant, source of annoyance, source of irritation, worry, problem, inconvenience, vexation, plague, source of aggravation, thorn in one's flesh, the bane of one's life, one's cross to bear, trouble, anxiety, burden, affliction, ordeal, adversity, hardship, tragedy, trauma, reverse, setback, difficulty, misfortune, bad luck, stroke of bad luck, ill fortune, mishap, misadventure, try out, carry out trials on, put to the test, put through its paces, experiment with
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “trial” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| adversity | A stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event. Debt ridden farmers struggling with adversity. |
| affliction | An instance of one celestial body afflicting another. A crippling affliction of the nervous system. |
| anxiety | (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic. He felt a surge of anxiety. |
| bad luck | That which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency. |
| bother | Effort, trouble, or difficulty. It may seem like too much bother to cook just for yourself. |
| burden | The main theme or gist of a speech, book, or argument. The burden of establishing that the authority had misused its powers rests upon the prosecution. |
| case | The quantity contained in a case. For English a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters. |
| contest | An occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants. A leadership contest. |
| court case | A hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area. |
| difficulty | The state or condition of being difficult. Guy had no difficulty in making friends. |
| encounter | A minor short-term fight. Officers responsible for encounter killings. |
| event | Something that happens at a given place and time. He repeated the success in the four lap 600 cc event. |
| experiment | The act of conducting a controlled test or investigation. A laboratory which carried out experiments on pigs. |
| fixture | A sporting event arranged to take place on a particular date. The hotel retains many original fixtures and fittings. |
| game | The equipment for a game especially a board game or a video game. Buy your games and software from us. |
| hardship | Something hard to endure. Intolerable levels of hardship. |
| hearing | The act of hearing attentively. The investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago. |
| heat | A source or level of heat for cooking. Remove from the heat and beat in the butter. |
| ill fortune | An often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining. |
| inconvenience | A cause of trouble or difficulty. The inconvenience of having to change trains. |
| inquiry | An official investigation. He was one of the State s star witnesses in the murder inquiry. |
| irritant | A substance that causes slight inflammation or other discomfort to the body. In 1966 Vietnam was becoming an irritant to the government. |
| lawsuit | A claim or dispute brought to a law court for adjudication. His lawyer filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles city. |
| litigation | A legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights. The company wishes to avoid litigation. |
| match | The score needed to win a match. The child s identical twin would be a perfect match for organ donation. |
| meet | A meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held. Major meets such as national championships. |
| misadventure | An unfortunate incident; a mishap. The petty misdemeanours and misadventures of childhood. |
| misfortune | Unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event. The project was dogged by misfortune. |
| mishap | An unlucky accident. Although there were a few minor mishaps none of the pancakes stuck to the ceiling. |
| nuisance | An act which is harmful or offensive to the public or a member of it and for which there is a legal remedy. I hope you re not going to make a nuisance of yourself. |
| one's cross to bear | Any affliction that causes great suffering. |
| ordeal | A very unpleasant and prolonged experience. Ordeal by fire. |
| pest | A serious sometimes fatal infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal. Pest control. |
| pilot study | Someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight. |
| plague | A contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium typically with the formation of buboes bubonic plague and sometimes infection of the lungs pneumonic plague. A plague on all their houses. |
| problem | A state of difficulty that needs to be resolved. Urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog. |
| proceedings | (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked. You complete a form to start proceedings. |
| reverse | The design or inscription on the reverse of a coin or medal. The address is given on the reverse of this leaflet. |
| round | An interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs. Cut the pastry into rounds. |
| run | An act or spell of running. One of the richest cattle runs of the district. |
| setback | An unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating. A serious setback for the peace process. |
| source of aggravation | A publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to. |
| source of annoyance | Someone who originates or causes or initiates something. |
| source of irritation | A facility where something is available. |
| stroke of bad luck | A mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush. |
| suit | A businessman dressed in a business suit. They went ashore and changed to another suit of sails. |
| test | The act of testing something. This is the first serious test of the peace agreement. |
| the bane of one's life | Something causing misery or death. |
| thorn in one's flesh | Something that causes irritation and annoyance. |
| tournament | (in a sport or game) a series of contests between a number of competitors, competing for an overall prize. The Royal Tournament. |
| tragedy | An event resulting in great loss and misfortune. Greek tragedy. |
| trauma | A deeply distressing or disturbing experience. A personal trauma like the death of a child. |
| trial run | Trying something to find out about it. |
| tribulation | A state of great trouble or suffering. Life is full of tribulations. |
| tribunal | A court of justice. An industrial tribunal ruled that he was unfairly dismissed. |
| trouble | An angry disturbance. He got several girls in trouble. |
| tryout | A test of the suitability of a performer. |
| vexation | A cause of annoyance, frustration, or worry. The vexations of life under canvas. |
| visitation | An official visit of inspection, especially one by a bishop to a church in his diocese. A visitation schedule. |
| worry | The state of being anxious and troubled over actual or potential problems. He s demented with worry. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “trial” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| carry out trials on | Be necessarily associated with or result in or involve. |
| experiment with | To conduct a test or investigation. |
| put through its paces | Attribute or give. |
| put to the test | Put into a certain place or abstract location. |
| test | Put to the test as for its quality or give experimental use to. He tested positive for HIV. |
| try out | Make an effort or attempt. |
| accused | A person or group of people who are charged with or on trial for a crime. The accused was ordered to stand trial on a number of charges. |
| acquittal | A judgment of not guilty. The women felt their chances of acquittal were poor. |
| arraign | Call or bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge. Her sister was arraigned on charges of attempted murder. |
| assassination | An attack intended to ruin someone’s reputation. The assassination of President Kennedy. |
| collusion | Collusion between ostensible opponents in a lawsuit. The armed forces were working in collusion with drug traffickers. |
| comeuppance | A punishment or fate that someone deserves. He got his comeuppance in the end. |
| commit | Refer a parliamentary or legislative bill to a committee. He was committed to prison. |
| conviction | A firmly held belief or opinion. The conviction came as no surprise. |
| court | The place where a court meets. The king will visit the duke s court. |
| execution | The putting into effect of a legal instrument or order. Sixty seven executions were ordered against goods. |
| felony | A crime regarded in the US and many other judicial systems as more serious than a misdemeanour. An accusation of felony. |
| genocide | Systematic killing of a racial or cultural group. News of genocides went unreported. |
| gibbet | Hang up a body on a gibbet. The four ringleaders were sentenced to the gibbet. |
| hanging | The practice of hanging condemned people as a form of capital punishment. Hanging palls of smoke. |
| homicide | The unlawful killing of one person by another. He was charged with homicide. |
| indict | Accuse formally of a crime. His former manager was indicted for fraud. |
| juror | A member of a jury. |
| jury | A body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law. The jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts. |
| killing | An act of causing death, especially deliberately. A killing disease. |
| law | Statute law and the common law. Law students. |
| lawyer | Of a lawyer work on the legal aspects of a contract lawsuit etc. Lawyering is a craft that takes a long time to become proficient at. |
| litigation | A legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights. The company wishes to avoid litigation. |
| matricide | The murder of your mother. A man suspected of matricide. |
| murderer | A person who commits murder. Convicted murderers. |
| patricide | A person who murders their father. |
| penalty | (in sports and games) a handicap imposed on a player or team for infringement of rules. The charge carries a maximum penalty of ten years imprisonment. |
| verdict | An opinion or judgement. This seems a fair verdict on the tabloids. |
| wanted | Characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for. A wanted poster. |
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