The meaning of Underworld

Underworld – definition

noun
The world of criminals or of organized crime.
Usage examples:
A man reputed to be a godfather of the glasgow underworld
Synonims:
Criminal world World of crime Organized crime Criminals Gangsters Gangland Mob Mobsters
noun
The mythical abode of the dead, imagined as being under the earth.
Usage examples:
To gain entrance to this forbidden domain she threatened to break down the gates of the underworld,…
Synonims:
The netherworld The land/abode of the dead The infernal regions The nether regions Hell The abyss The abode of the damned Eternal damnation Eternal punishment Perdition Gehenna Tophet Abaddon

noun
The criminal organizations and activities that exist within society

Underworld translation into English

Underworld: translate from English into Chinese

地狱, 下流社会, 地府

Underworld: translate from English into Dutch

Onderwereld

Underworld: translate from English into French

Monde souterrain, Pègre, Milieu, Enfer, Terre

Underworld: translate from English into German

Unterwelt, Milieu, Verbrecherwelt

Underworld: translate from English into Hindi

अधोलोक, अपराधी वर्ग, प्रतिघ्रुव, सबसे निचला सामाजिक तबका

Underworld: translate from English into Italian

Malavita, Inferno

Underworld: translate from English into Korean

하계, 대척지, 하층사회

Underworld: translate from English into Russian

Преступный мир, Подземный мир, Преисподняя, Дно, Антиподы, Подонки общества

Underworld: translate from English into Spanish

Inframundo, Hampa, Del hampa, Bajos fondos, Infierno, Infernal, Criminal, Mundo de hampa

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Underworld synonims

abaddon

proper noun
A name for the devil (rev. 9:11) or for hell.

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criminals

noun
A person who has committed a crime.
Usage examples:
These men are dangerous criminals

adjective
Relating to crime.
Usage examples:
They are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage

adjective
(of an action or situation) deplorable and shocking.
Usage examples:
He may never fulfil his potential, and that would be a criminal waste

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gangland

noun
The world of criminal gangs or organized crime.
Usage examples:
He was the victim of a gangland killing

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gangsters

noun
A member of a gang of violent criminals.
Usage examples:
Gangsters threatened to kill him if he did not cooperate in the theft

noun
A member of an organized group of violent criminals

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gehenna

proper noun
(in judaism and the new testament) hell.

noun
A place of burning, torment, or misery.

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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

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…

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mob

noun
A large crowd of people, especially one that is disorderly and intent on causing trouble or violence.
Usage examples:
A mob of protesters

verb
Crowd round (someone) or into (a place) in an unruly way.
Usage examples:
He was mobbed by autograph hunters

noun
A large group of people gathered together who are often uncontrollable or violent
Usage examples:
He arrived at the airport to find a mob of adoring fans waiting for him., she was mobbed by her fan…

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mobsters

noun
A member of an organized group of violent criminals; a gangster.
Usage examples:
It's also one of the primary reasons the moviegoing public is fascinated with mobsters and movies a…

noun
A person, esp. a man, who belongs to an organization of criminals

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perdition

noun
(in christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unrepentant person passes after death.
Usage examples:
Hence, if the children suffer eternal perdition because their parents, who are themselves christian…

noun
A state of punishment that goes on for ever, believed in some religions to be suffered by evil people after death

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tophet

noun
A term for hell.
Usage examples:
Now it is good for nothing, but to cumber the ground, and furnish fuel for tophet.

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