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hell  (hl)

n.

1.

a. often Hell The abode of condemned souls and devils in some religions; the place of eternal punishment for the wicked after death, presided over by Satan.

b. A state of separation from God; exclusion from God's presence.

2. The abode of the dead, identified with the Hebrew Sheol and the Greek Hades; the underworld.

3.

a. A situation or place of evil, misery, discord, or destruction: "War is hell" William Tecumseh Sherman.

b. Torment; anguish: went through hell on the job.

4.

a. The powers of darkness and evil.

b. Informal One that causes trouble, agony, or annoyance: The boss is hell when a job is poorly done.

5. A sharp scolding: gave the student hell for cheating.

6. Informal Excitement, mischievousness, or high spirits: We did it for the sheer hell of it.

7.

a. A tailor's receptacle for discarded material.

b. Printing A hellbox.

8. Informal Used as an intensive: How the hell can I go? You did one hell of a job.

9. Archaic A gambling house.

intr.v. helled, hell·ing, hells Informal

To behave riotously; carouse: out all night helling around.

interj.

Used to express anger, disgust, or impatience.

Idioms:

for the hell of it

For no particular reason; on a whim: walked home by the old school for the hell of it.

hell on Informal

1. Damaging or destructive to: Driving in a hilly town is hell on the brakes.

2. Unpleasant to or painful for.

hell or/and high water

Troubles or difficulties of whatever magnitude: We're staying, come hell or high water.

hell to pay

Great trouble: If we're wrong, there'll be hell to pay.

like hell Informal

1. Used as an intensive: He ran like hell to catch the bus.

2. Used to express strong contradiction or refusal: He says he's going along with usLike hell he is!

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[Middle English helle, from Old English; see kel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

Word History: Hell comes to us directly from Old English hel. Because the Roman Church prevailed in England from an early date, the Romanthat is, Mediterraneanbelief that hell was hot prevailed there too; in Old English hel is a black and fiery place of eternal torment for the damned. But because the Vikings were converted to Christianity centuries after the Anglo-Saxons, the Old Norse hel, from the same source as Old English hel, retained its earlier pagan senses as both a place and a person. As a place, hel is the abode of oathbreakers, other evil persons, and those unlucky enough not to have died in battle. It contrasts sharply with Valhalla, the hall of slain heroes. Unlike the Mediterranean hell, the Old Norse hel is very cold. Hel is also the name of the goddess or giantess who presides in hel, the half blue-black, half white daughter of Loki and the giantess Angrbotha. The Indo-European root behind these Germanic words is *kel-, "to cover, conceal" (so hell is the "concealed place"); it also gives us hall, hole, hollow, and helmet.

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hell

Noun

1. (in Christianity and some other religions) the place or state of eternal punishment of the wicked after death

2. (in various religions and cultures) the abode of the spirits of the dead

3. Informal a situation that causes suffering or extreme difficulty: war is hell

4. come hell or high water Informal whatever difficulties may arise

5. for the hell of it Informal for the fun of it

6. from hell Informal denoting a person or thing that is particularly bad or alarming: the neighbour from hell

7. give someone hell Informal

a. to give someone a severe reprimand or punishment

b. to be a torment to someone

8. hell for leather at great speed

9. the hell Informal

a. used for emphasis: what the hell

b. an expression of strong disagreement: the hell you do!

interj

Informal an exclamation of anger or surprise [Old English]

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Hell

See also demons; devil.

hadephobia

an abnormal fear of heil. Also called stygiophobia.

stygiophobia

hadephobia.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hell - any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"; hell on earth, hellhole, inferno, snake pit, the pits region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
	2.	hell - a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes" blaze trouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"
	3.	Hell - (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson infernal region, nether region, perdition, Inferno, pit fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings Gehenna, Tartarus - a place where the wicked are punished after death hellfire, red region - a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned Christian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior Heaven - the abode of God and the angels
	4.	Hell - (religion) the world of the dead; "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis netherworld, Scheol, underworld, Hades, infernal region fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" Acheron, River Acheron - (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon Cocytus, River Cocytus - (Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron Lethe, River Lethe - (Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive River Styx, Styx - (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls
	5.	hell - violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin" sin activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	6.	hell - noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes" blaze mischief, mischief-making, devilment, roguery, shenanigan, roguishness, devilry, deviltry, mischievousness, rascality - reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

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hell

noun 1. the underworld, the abyss, Hades Greek myth hellfire, the inferno, fire and brimstone, the bottomless pit, Gehenna New Testament, Judaism the nether world, the lower world, Tartarus Greek myth the infernal regions, the bad fire (informal) Acheron Greek myth Abaddon, the abode of the damned

noun 2. (Informal) torment, suffering, agony, trial, nightmare, misery, ordeal, anguish, affliction, martyrdom, wretchedness hell for leather headlong, speedily, quickly, swiftly, hurriedly, at the double, full-tilt, pell-mell, hotfoot, at a rate of knots, like a bat out of hell (slang) posthaste

Translations

hell [hɛl] n → infierno;

oh hell! (col) → ¡demonios!, ¡caramba!

hell [hɛl] n → enfer m;

a hell of a ... (inf) → un(e) sacré(e) ...;

oh hell! (inf) → merde!

hell [hɛl] n → Hölle f;

hell! (inf!) → verdammt! (inf!);

a hell of a lot (inf) → verdammt viel (inf);

a hell of a mess (inf) → ein wahnsinniges Chaos (inf);

a hell of a noise (inf) → ein Höllenlärm m;

a hell of a nice guy → ein wahnsinnig netter Typ

hell [hɛl] n → inferno;

a hell of a ... (col) → un/a maledetto/a ...;

oh hell! (col) → porca miseria!, accidenti!

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hell

n hell [hel]

(according to some religions) the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death with much pain, misery etc. helجهنَّمадpeklohelvededie Hölleκόλασηinfiernopõrguجهنمhelvettienferגֵיהִינוֹםनरकpakaopokolnerakahelvítiinferno地獄지옥pragaraselleNerakahel, vagevuurhelvetepiekłoinfernoiadадpeklopekelpakaohelvete[]ขุมนรกcehennem地獄пеклоجہنمđịa ngục地狱

for the hell of it

for no particular reason; just for fun The boys said they had set fire to the house just for the hell of it.vir die aardigheidبِدون أي سبب مُحَدَّد، للمرح فقطей такаz legracefor sjovaus Spaßγια πλάκα, στα καλά καθούμεναpor que sí; por el gusto de hacerlo, por darse el gustolõbu pärastبي دليلhuvin vuoksipour le plaisirסְתָםअकारणiz vica, za zabavucsak úgy heccbőltanpa alasantil gamanscosì, per giocoおもしろ半分に장난삼아šiaip sau, iš neturėjimo ką veiktijoka pēc; tāpat vienutk suka-sukazomaar, voor de grapbare på gøydla zabawypor gozo(doar aşa) de-al naibiiпросто такzo žartuza hecradi zabaveför skojs skull, på jävelskapทำอย่างสนุกsırf zevk/iş olsun diye只是為了好玩просто такیوں ہی، تفریحاchỉ đùa cho vui只是为了好玩

ˌhellˈbent on

determined on I've told him it will be dangerous, but he's hellbent on going.vasbeslote weesمُصَمِّمٌ عَلىнастървенpevně rozhodnutýfast besluttetrücksichtslosαποφασισμένοςtotalmente resuelto apähe võtnudمصممpäättänyt lujastiacharné (à)נָחוּשकृतसंकल्पkoji bezglavo srljaelszántbertekadharðákveðinn í e-uostinatoどうしてもやる단단히 결심한užsispyręs kaip velniaspārņemts (ar kaut ko); apsēstsberkerasvastbeslotenfast besluttet påzdeterminowanydecidido(al naibii de) hotărâtдьявольски упорствоватьpevne rozhodnutý, odhodlanýtrdno odločenrešenabsolut inställd på, fast beslutenซึ่งตั้งใจจริงอย่างไม่ยอมลดละazimli, kararlı固執的такий, що має намір що зробитиتلا ہوا، بختہ عزمcứ khăng khăng固执的