The meaning of Hell

noun

A place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering, often traditionally depicted as a place of perpetual fire beneath the earth where the wicked are punished after death.

Usage examples:

Irreligious children were assumed to have passed straight to the eternal fires of hell

Synonims:

The netherworldThe land/abode of the deadThe infernal regionsThe infernoThe nether regionsThe abyssThe abode of the damnedEternal damnationEternal punishmentPerditionHellfireFire a

exclamation

Used for emphasis or to express anger, contempt, or surprise.

Usage examples:

Oh, hell—where will this all end?

noun

(in some religions) the place where some people are believed to go after death to be punished forever for the bad things they have done

Usage examples:

Holidays are hell for me., we went through hell during the flood (= had an extremely bad experience…