English dictionary

hell

/h/E/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

any place of pain and turmoil

noun.location

Examples
The hell of battle.

Synonyms hell on earth hellhole inferno snake pit the pits

Source: WordNet 3.0
a cause of difficulty and suffering

noun.event

Examples
War is hell.

Synonyms blaze

Source: WordNet 3.0
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment

noun.cognition

Examples
Hell is paved with good intentions.

Synonyms infernal region inferno nether region perdition pit

Antonyms heaven

Source: WordNet 3.0
(religion) the world of the dead

noun.cognition

Synonyms hades infernal region netherworld scheol underworld

Source: WordNet 3.0
violent and excited activity

noun.act

Synonyms fun sin

Source: WordNet 3.0
noisy and unrestrained mischief

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave; -- called in Hebrew <i>sheol</i>, and by the Greeks <i>hades</i>.

noun

Source: webster1913