trial

trial
1. noun
1)

the trial is expected to last several weeks

Syn:
court case, case, assize, lawsuit, suit, hearing, inquiry, tribunal, litigation, legal proceedings, judicial proceedings, proceedings, legal action; court-martial; appeal, retrial
2)

the product is undergoing clinical trials

Syn:
test, tryout, experiment, pilot study; examination, check, assessment, evaluation, appraisal; trial/test period, trial/test run, beta test, dry run
3)

she could be a bit of a trial at times

Syn:
nuisance, pest, irritant, problem, ordeal, inconvenience, plague, thorn in one's side, one's cross to bear; bore; informal pain, pain in the neck, pain in the butt, headache, drag, bother, nightmare, albatross; nudnik, burr under someone's saddle
4)

a long account of her trials and tribulations

Syn:
trouble, anxiety, worry, burden, affliction, ordeal, tribulation, adversity, hardship, trying time, tragedy, trauma, setback, difficulty, problem, misfortune, bad luck, mishap, misadventure; informal hassle; literary travails
2. adjective

a three-month trial period

Syn:
test, experimental, pilot, exploratory, probationary, provisional

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