hellfire

ˈhɛlˌfaɪər

Definition

Definition of hellfire - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

figurativesevere or extreme scolding or punishment

She faced hellfire from her parents after breaking curfew..

damnation

punishment

torment

religionfire of Hell causing eternal torment

The wicked were condemned to hellfire for their sins.

damnation

fireintense fire with unusual heat

The forest was engulfed in a hellfire that lasted days.

blaze

conflagration

inferno

military

TECH.

air-to-ground guided missile launched from helicopters or aircraft

TECH.

The helicopter launched a Hellfire at the target.

missile

projectile

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air-to-ground guided missile launched from helicopters or aircraft

Origin of hellfire

Old English, helle (hell) + fyr (fire)

Examples of hellfire in a sentence

He feared hellfire from his boss after the mistake.
The preacher warned of hellfire for those who stray.
Stories of hellfire were used to instill fear in the congregation.
The explosion created a hellfire that could be seen for miles.
Firefighters struggled to control the hellfire in the chemical plant.
The drone was equipped with a Hellfire for the mission.

They trained to operate the Hellfire in combat scenarios.

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French:avalanche de reproches, feu de l'enfer, ...
German:strenge Strafe, Höllenfeuer, ...
Italian:punizione estrema, fuoco infernale, ...
Spanish:bronca, fuego del infierno, ...
Portuguese:fogo do inferno, fogo do Inferno, ...
Chinese:严厉的责骂, 地狱之火, ...
Japanese:厳しい叱責, 地獄の火, ...
Arabic:وَيْل شَدِيد, نار جهنم, ...
Hebrew:גֵּיהִינוֹם, אֵשׁ הַגֵּיהִנּוֹם, ...
Russian:суровый выговор, адский огонь, ...
Ukrainian:суворе покарання, пекельний вогонь, ...
Hindi:कड़ी फटकार, नरकाग्नि, ...
Bengali:কঠোর তিরস্কার, নরকের আগুন, ...
Catalan:bronca, foc infernal, ...
Czech:peklo, pekelný oheň, ...
Danish:skideballe, helvedesild, ...
Dutch:hellevuur, vuur van de hel, ...
Greek:κατσάδα, πυρ της Κολάσεως, ...
Hungarian:letolás, pokoltűz, ...
Khmer:ការស្តីបន្ទោសធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ, ភ្លើងនរក, ...
Korean:지옥불, 헬파이어, ...
Persian:تنبیه شدید, آتش جهنم, ...
Polish:piekło, ogień piekielny, ...
Portuguese (BR):fogo do inferno, fogo infernal, ...
Romanian:focul iadului, foc infernal, ...
Swedish:helveteseld, helvete, ...
Thai:การดุด่าอย่างหนัก, ไฟนรก, ...
Turkish:cehennem azabı, cehennem ateşi, ...
Vietnamese:trận lôi đình, lửa địa ngục, ...

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