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hell

(h/E/l )

any place of pain and turmoil(noun.location)

Example:
The hell of battle.

Synonym:
hell on earth, hellhole, inferno, snake pit, the pits

source: wordnet30
a cause of difficulty and suffering(noun.event)

Example:
War is hell.

Synonym:
blaze

source: wordnet30
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment(noun.cognition)

Example:
Hell is paved with good intentions.

Synonym:
infernal region, inferno, nether region, perdition, pit
Antonym:
heaven

source: wordnet30
(religion) the world of the dead(noun.cognition)

Synonym:
hades, infernal region, netherworld, scheol, underworld

source: wordnet30
violent and excited activity(noun.act)

Synonym:
fun, sin

source: wordnet30
noisy and unrestrained mischief(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave; -- called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades.(noun)

source: webster1913

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