hell
/hel/
EN
In religious contexts, the place where evil people are punished after death; also used informally to describe a very unpleasant place or experience
The hiker described the brutal heat in the desert as absolute hell.
Etymology
Derived from Old English "hel," which comes from Proto-Germanic *haljō, originally meaning the hidden realm of the dead. It shares linguistic roots with Old Norse "Hel," the name of the underworld and its ruling goddess.
Translations
简体中文
地狱,阴间
繁體中文
地獄,陰間
日本語
地獄
한국어
지옥
Deutsch
Hölle
Español
infierno
Português
inferno
Français
enfer
Català
infern
Tiếng Việt
địa ngục
Collocations
hell on earthwhat the hellgo to hellraise hellsnowball's chance in hell
Synonyms
infernopurgatorynetherworldabyssmisery
Antonyms
heavenparadiseblissutopiaeden
Related Words
afterlifedamnsindemonunderworld