HELL ON EARTH Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase hell on earth. (close relations)
Definition of HELL ON EARTH
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Best Alternative Words for HELL ON EARTH
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inferno | nounn | |||||||
noun • (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment • any place of pain and turmoil • a very intense and uncontrolled fire | ||||||||
affliction | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity • a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health • a cause of great suffering and distress | ||||||||
agony | nounn | |||||||
noun • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain • a state of acute pain | ||||||||
apocalypse | nounn | |||||||
noun • the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle • a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil | ||||||||
chaos | nounn | |||||||
noun • (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe • a state of extreme confusion and disorder • the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos • (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions | ||||||||
desolation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being decayed or destroyed • a bleak and desolate atmosphere • sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned • an event that results in total destruction | ||||||||
devastation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being decayed or destroyed • the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed • an event that results in total destruction • plundering with excessive damage and destruction • the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists | ||||||||
disaster | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune • an act that has disastrous consequences | ||||||||
horror | nounn | |||||||
noun • intense and profound fear • something that inspires horror; something horrible • intense aversion | ||||||||
misery | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune • a feeling of intense unhappiness | ||||||||
nightmare | nounn | |||||||
noun • a situation resembling a terrifying dream • a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream | ||||||||
purgatory | nounn | |||||||
noun • a temporary condition of torment or suffering • (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins | ||||||||
torment | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • unbearable physical pain • extreme mental distress • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain • a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented • a severe affliction • the act of harassing someone verb • torment emotionally or mentally • treat cruelly • subject to torture | ||||||||
torture | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • extreme mental distress • unbearable physical pain • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain • the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean • the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason verb • torment emotionally or mentally • subject to torture | ||||||||
woe | nounn | |||||||
noun • misery resulting from affliction • intense mournfulness | ||||||||
wretchedness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune • the character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant • the quality of being poor and inferior and sorry | ||||||||
hellhole | nounn | |||||||
noun • any place of pain and turmoil | ||||||||
snake pit | nounn | |||||||
noun • any place of pain and turmoil • pejorative terms for an insane asylum | ||||||||
the pits | nounn | |||||||
noun • any place of pain and turmoil |