trial
noun
[ ˈtrʌɪəl ]
• a formal examination of evidence by a judge, typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.
• "the newspaper accounts of the trial"
Similar:
court case,
case,
lawsuit,
suit,
hearing,
inquiry,
tribunal,
litigation,
judicial proceedings,
legal proceedings,
proceedings,
legal action,
court martial,
appeal,
retrial,
• a test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of someone or something.
• "clinical trials must establish whether the new hip replacements are working"
Similar:
test,
try-out,
experiment,
pilot study,
examination,
check,
assessment,
evaluation,
appraisal,
trial/test period,
trial/test run,
probation,
testing,
dummy run,
audition,
screen test,
dry run,
assay,
• a person, experience, or situation that tests a person's endurance or forbearance.
• "the trials and tribulations of married life"
Similar:
nuisance,
pest,
bother,
irritant,
source of irritation/annoyance,
worry,
problem,
inconvenience,
vexation,
plague,
source of aggravation,
thorn in one's flesh,
the bane of one's life,
one's cross to bear,
bore,
pain,
pain in the neck,
pain in the backside,
headache,
drag,
pill,
nightmare,
skelf,
pain in the butt,
nudnik,
burr under/in someone's saddle,
fair cow,
blister,
trouble,
anxiety,
burden,
affliction,
ordeal,
tribulation,
adversity,
hardship,
tragedy,
trauma,
reverse,
setback,
difficulty,
misfortune,
bad luck,
stroke of bad luck,
ill fortune,
mishap,
misadventure,
suffering,
distress,
misery,
wretchedness,
unhappiness,
sadness,
woe,
grief,
hassle,
travails,
pain in the arse,
pain in the ass,
trial
verb
• test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance.
• "teachers all over the UK are trialling the materials"
Similar:
test,
try out,
carry out trials on,
put to the test,
put through its paces,
experiment with,
pilot,
assay,
• (of a horse, dog, or other animal) compete in trials.
• "the pup trialled on Saturday"
Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from Anglo-Norman French, or from medieval Latin triallum . The verb dates from the 1980s.
