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Distressing Experience Crossword Clue

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noun

• a severe or trying experience

• a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence

36%6 Source of upset entering streetcar, a deeply distressing experience
noun

• any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

• an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects

33%14 Psychological damage caused by a distressing experience
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The Guardian Quick14 Jan 2016 Down 16
The Guardian Quick14 May 2011 Across 12
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