Hell meaning

What does “hell” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“hell” is a noun with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: any place of pain and turmoil.

hell

any place of pain and turmoil
“the hell of battle”
“the inferno of the engine room”
Synonymshell on earth hellhole snake pit the pits inferno
a cause of difficulty and suffering
“war is hell”
“go to blazes”
Synonymsblaze
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
“Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell”
“a demon from the depths of the pit”
Synonymsperdition Inferno infernal region nether region pit
OppositesHeaven
(religion) the world of the dead
“No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth”
SynonymsHades infernal region netherworld Scheol underworld
noisy and unrestrained mischief
“raising blazes”
Synonymsblaze

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University