noun
Meaning 1
A witch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
hellcat
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈhɛlˌkæt/
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noun
Meaning 2
A spiteful and violent person, especially a woman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A demonic cat of hell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fantasy
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noun
Meaning 4
a malicious woman with a fierce temper
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vixen, harpy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unpleasant woman, disagreeable woman
History
Etymology
From hell + cat.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: вещица (veštica) — witch
- Dutch: heks — witch
- Bulgarian: фурия (furija) — spiteful and violent woman
Real reading context