adj
Meaning 1
Cursed, ill-fated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
hellion
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/ˈhɛliən/
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rhymes with -ɛliən
noun
Meaning 2
An unruly, rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rapscallion, scamp, rascal
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
An evil person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
The larva of the dobsonfly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hellgramite
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he chased the young hellions out of his yard
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: heller, devil
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: troublemaker, trouble maker, troubler, mischief-maker, bad hat
History
Etymology
An alteration, under the influence of hell, of northern English/Scottish dialectal hallion (“scamp, worthless fellow”), of unknown origin.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Teufelsbraten — rowdy person
- Greek: διαβολάκι (diavoláki) — rowdy person
Real reading context