hellish

English

Etymology

From hell +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛlɪʃ/

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• Hyphenation: hell‧ish

Adjective

hellish (comparative more hellish, superlative most hellish)

1. infernal, related or similar to hell
2. (hyperbolic) causing great pain, discomfort or distress

   Synonyms: awful, horrible, infernal, nightmarish, terrible

   I woke up from a hellish noise coming from the house next door.

Antonyms

• heavenly

Related terms

• hell

Translations

causing pain, discomfort or distress

• Bulgarian: адски (bg) (adski), пъклен (bg) (pǎklen)
• Dutch: hels (nl)
• Finnish: helvetillinen (fi)
• French: infernal (fr)
• German: höllisch (de)
• Italian: infernale (it)
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• Malayalam: നരക (naraka)
• Norman: înfèrna
• Polish: piekielny (pl)
• Portuguese: infernal (pt) m
• Russian: а́дский (ru) (ádskij)
• Spanish: infernal (es)