hellhole

ˈhɛlhoʊl

Definition

Definition of hellhole - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

corrupt area

Slang

location known for vice or corruption

Slang

The neighborhood was considered a hellhole due to rampant crime and neglect.

den

dive

slum

environment

Slang

extremely unpleasant or dirty place

Slang

His apartment was a hellhole with trash everywhere.

dump

pigsty

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Origin of hellhole

Old English, helle (hell) + hole (cavity)

Examples of hellhole in a sentence

The prison was a hellhole, notorious for its brutal conditions.
The basement was a hellhole of mold and decay.
The prison cell was a hellhole with no ventilation.

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French:trou à rats, taudis, ...
German:Sündenpfuhl, Drecksloch, ...
Italian:buco infernale, ...
Spanish:infierno, basurero, ...
Portuguese:antro, chiqueiro, ...
Chinese:腐败之地, 肮脏地方, ...
Japanese:腐敗した地域, ひどい場所, ...
Arabic:وَكْرُ الفَسَاد, جُحْر جَهَنَّم, ...
Hebrew:גֵּיהִנּוֹם, חוֹר גֵּיהִנּוֹם, ...
Russian:коррумпированный район, дыра, ...
Ukrainian:пекло, смердюча діра, ...
Hindi:भ्रष्ट क्षेत्र, नरककुंड, ...
Bengali:দুর্নীতিগ্রস্ত এলাকা, নরককুণ্ড, ...
Catalan:forat de corrupció, forat infecte, ...
Czech:díra, hnusná díra, ...
Danish:korrupte område, et hul, ...
Dutch:hellegat, helse plek, ...
Greek:διεφθαρμένη περιοχή, τρώγλη, ...
Hungarian:bűnfészek, putri, ...
Khmer:តំបន់អាប់ឱនពោរពេញដោយអំពើអាក្រក់ និងអំពើពុករលួយ, កន្លែងដ៏គួរឱ្យស្អប់ខ្ពើម, ...
Korean:지옥, 지옥 같은 곳, ...
Persian:جهنم, خراب‌شده, ...
Polish:piekło, nora, ...
Portuguese (BR):antro, buraco infernal, ...
Romanian:iad, groapă de gunoi, ...
Swedish:helveteshål, helvete, ...
Thai:นรก, ซ่อง, ...
Turkish:cehennem çukuru, pislik yuvası, ...
Vietnamese:địa ngục, địa ngục trần gian, ...

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