hell-bent

See also: hellbent

English

Etymology

hell +‎ bent (“determined”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛlˌbɛnt/

• Audio (UK):

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Adjective

hell-bent (comparative more hell-bent, superlative most hell-bent)

1. (transitive with on) Recklessly determined to do or achieve something

   He was hell-bent on coming first, no matter what.

   Synonym: dead set

Alternative forms

• hellbent
• hel-bent, hel bent

Derived terms

• hell-bent for leather

Translations

recklessly determined to do or achieve something

• Bulgarian: заинатен (bg) (zainaten), настървен (bg) (nastǎrven), готов на всичко (gotov na vsičko)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拼命的

• Czech: odhodlaný m, pevně odhodlaný m
• Dutch: vastbesloten (nl)
• Finnish: jääräpäinen (fi)
• French: acharné (fr)
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• German: versessen (de), versteift (de), unerbittlich (de)
• Italian: caparbio (it), ostinato (it) m, determinato (it) m
• Maori: waweruka, waweroka
• Persian: لجوج (fa) (lajuj)
• Russian: готовый на всё (gotovyj na vsjo)
• Swedish: fast besluten

See also

• hellbender

References

• “hell-bent”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.