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Definition of sheer hell - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
- The traffic jam was sheer hell for commuters.
- The long wait at the airport was sheer hell.
- Final exams week felt like sheer hell to the students.
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Expressions with sheer
event happening by pure chance or luck
Winning the lottery was a sheer fluke.
act of taking something in a very unfair way
Charging that much for water is sheer robbery!
boldness in a disrespectful manner
He had the sheer cheek to interrupt the meeting.
happening only because of luck or chance
He won the contest by sheer fluke.
done purely without knowledge or awareness
He insulted her out of sheer ignorance.
unfairly high price or charge
Paying $10 for water? That's sheer robbery!
extreme foolishness or irrationality
It's sheer lunacy to hike alone here after dark.
complete chaos and disorder in a situation
When the fire alarm went off, it's sheer pandemonium.
move suddenly to avoid something
The car sheered away from the oncoming truck.
stubborn determination to achieve something difficult
She succeeded through sheer bloody-mindedness.
happening only because of chance, not planned
We met by sheer accident at the airport.
using only great physical strength or power
He opened the door by sheer brute force.
happening only because of luck or coincidence
We met by sheer chance at the airport.
happening only because of chance, with no planning
We met by sheer coincidence at the airport.
happening only because of chance, not skill or planning
He found his lost keys by sheer luck.
acting because there is no other option
He worked two jobs from sheer necessity.
because there are no other choices left
He called her out of sheer desperation.
because it is only a usual repeated action
He checked his phone out of sheer habit.
because of only wanting to cause playful trouble or annoyance
He hid my keys out of sheer mischief.
because there is no other possible choice
He started working nights out of sheer necessity.
event happening by complete accident or luck
Winning the lottery was sheer chance.
sudden and significant decrease
The stock market experienced a sheer drop in prices.
process of making decisions with no evidence or reasoning
His answer was just sheer guesswork.
Expressions with hell
causing trouble for fun or excitement
The teenagers were known for their hell raising at parties.
state or place of extreme suffering or torment
After the accident, his life became a living hell.
receive severe criticism or punishment
He will catch hell for missing the meeting.
shows anger or irritation at someone or something
Flipping hell, why won't this work!
it was extremely painful, hard, or unpleasant
The recovery after surgery was hell.
that experience was extremely painful, hard, or awful
After the stormy flight, that was hell.
hit someone or something very violently many times
The gang threatened to beat the hell out of him.
experience extreme difficulty or suffering
He went through hell during the divorce proceedings.
express anger and contempt towards someone
She told him to go to hell after the argument.
used to greatly intensify praise or criticism
That was a hell of an idea, but a hell of a mess.
cause someone to feel very unhappy or suffer a lot
Her boss made life hell for everyone in the office.
frighten someone very much suddenly and strongly
That loud noise scared the hell out of me!
causing a lot of trouble or commotion
The teenagers were raising hell at the party.
extremely unpleasant or dangerous place
The battlefield was a gate of hell for the soldiers.
scold or punish someone very harshly
The coach gave the team merry hell after the loss.
very difficult experience survived
She has been through hell and back with her illness.
state of extreme disorder
The house was hell in a handbasket after the wild party.
situation deteriorating rapidly
The company's finances are going to hell in a handcart.
cause someone's life to be extremely unpleasant
Her constant criticism made his life a living hell.
cause extreme distress or difficulty for someone
Her constant criticism made his life hell.
relationship likely to be unhappy or fail
Their marriage was a match made in hell.
very bad or evil place or situation
This prison felt like a pit of hell.
expression of anger or defiance
After the argument, he shouted, 'see you in hell!' and stormed out.
serious trouble or punishment will happen
If you break that, there'll be hell to pay!
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- French:véritable enfer, ...
- German:Hölle, ...
- Italian:inferno, ...
- Spanish:infierno, ...
- Portuguese:verdadeiro inferno, ...
- Chinese:极度痛苦, ...
- Japanese:地獄, ...
- Arabic:جَحِيم حَقِيقِي, ...
- Hebrew:סֵבֶל טָהוֹר, ...
- Russian:сущий ад, ...
- Ukrainian:справжнє пекло, ...
- Hindi:घोर यातना, ...
- Bengali:চরম দুর্বিষহ অভিজ্ঞতা, ...
- Catalan:autèntic infern, ...
- Czech:naprosté peklo, ...
- Danish:rent helvede, ...
- Dutch:pure hel, ...
- Greek:κόλαση, ...
- Hungarian:pokol, ...
- Khmer:បទពិសោធន៍ដ៏វេទនាខ្លាំង, ...
- Korean:순전한 지옥, ...
- Persian:جهنم محض, ...
- Polish:prawdziwy koszmar, ...
- Portuguese (BR):inferno, ...
- Romanian:adevărat infern, ...
- Swedish:ren tortyr, ...
- Thai:ความทุกข์ทรมาน, ...
- Turkish:cehennem azabı, ...
- Vietnamese:địa ngục trần gian, ...
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