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English noun: hell

1. hell (location) any place of pain and turmoil


SamplesThe hell of battle.
The inferno of the engine room.
When you're alone Christmas is the pits.


Synonymshell on earth, hellhole, inferno, snake pit, the pits


Broader (hypernym)part, region

2. hell (event) a cause of difficulty and suffering


SamplesWar is hell.
Go to blazes.


Synonymsblaze


Broader (hypernym)trouble

3. Hell (cognition) (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment


SamplesHurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell.
A demon from the depths of the pit.
Hell is paved with good intentions.


Synonymsinfernal region, Inferno, nether region, perdition, pit


Broader (hypernym)fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place


Narrower (hyponym)Gehenna, hellfire, red region, Tartarus


Domain categoryChristian religion, Christianity


Antonymsheaven

4. Hell (cognition) (religion) the world of the dead


SamplesNo one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth.


SynonymsHades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld


Broader (hypernym)fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place


Part holonymAcheron, Cocytus, Lethe, River Acheron, River Cocytus, River Lethe, River Styx, Styx


Domain categoryfaith, religion, religious belief

5. hell (act) violent and excited activity


SamplesThey began to fight like sin.


Synonymssin


Broader (hypernym)activity


Domain usagecolloquialism

6. hell (act) noisy and unrestrained mischief


SamplesRaising blazes.


Synonymsblaze


Broader (hypernym)devilment, devilry, deviltry, mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan









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