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hellhole

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hell·hole  (hlhl)
n.
1. A place of extreme wretchedness or squalor.
2. Obsolete The pit of hell.
hellhole [ˈhɛlˌhəʊl]
n
an unpleasant or evil place
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hellholehellhole - 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, hell on earth, 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"
Translations
hellhole [ˈhelhəʊl] N → infierno m


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The evidence suggests otherwise, though that doesn't stop the tort reformers from inventing new hellholes for credulous headline writers every time a jury returns a big verdict against a large corporation--regardless of whether the verdict was deserved or not.
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At present, most of the enlistees will wind up in the Bush-made hellholes of Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Communism is done and all these people want is to get the fuck out of this Eastern Bloc hellhole.
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