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A very unpleasant situation; torment, particularly when widespread.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, uncountable
Examples
- Pope Francis (2015), Laudato si', Paragraph 148: “if the limitations of the environment are compensated for in the interior of each person who feels held within a network of solidarity and belonging, ... any place can turn from being a hell on earth into the setting for a dignified life.”
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
any place of pain and turmoil;
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the hell of battle
- the inferno of the engine room
- when you're alone Christmas is the pits
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hell, hellhole, snake pit, the pits, inferno
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: region, part
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
人間地獄 /人间地狱
(rénjiān dìyù)
— very unpleasant situation
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Chinese Mandarin:
活地獄 /活地狱
(huódìyù)
— very unpleasant situation
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Finnish:
maanpäällinen helvetti
— very unpleasant situation
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German:
Hölle auf Erden
— very unpleasant situation
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Norwegian Bokmål:
helvete på jord
— very unpleasant situation
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Swedish:
helvete på jorden
— very unpleasant situation
