why the hell

Definition

Definition of why the hell - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

emotion

expresses strong emotion about a surprising situation

Why the hell did you do that?

why in the world

Interjection

questioningquestions something with strong emotion

Why the hell are we waiting here?

why in the world

emotionexpresses surprise or disbelief strongly

Why the hell did you do that?

why in the world

why the heck

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Expressions with hell

hell raising

causing trouble for fun or excitement

The teenagers were known for their hell raising at parties.

living hell

state or place of extreme suffering or torment

After the accident, his life became a living hell.

catch hell

receive severe criticism or punishment

He will catch hell for missing the meeting.

flipping hell

intj.

shows anger or irritation at someone or something

Flipping hell, why won't this work!

it was hell

exp.

it was extremely painful, hard, or unpleasant

The recovery after surgery was hell.

that was hell

exp.

that experience was extremely painful, hard, or awful

After the stormy flight, that was hell.

Examples of why the hell in a sentence

Why the hell would anyone agree to that?
Why the hell did you do that?
Why the hell is this happening now?
Why the hell would you say that?
Why the hell is this happening?

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French:pourquoi diable, ...
German:warum um alles in der Welt, ...
Italian:perché diavolo, perché diamine, ...
Spanish:por qué demonios, ...
Portuguese:mas por que raio, porque raio, ...
Chinese:到底为什么, 他妈的为什么, ...
Japanese:一体なぜ, 一体全体, ...
Arabic:لِمَاذَا بِحَقِّ الجَحِيم, لِمَاذَا بِحَقِّ الجَحِيم, ...
Hebrew:לָמָּה לַעֲזָאזֵל, לָמָה לַעֲזָאזֵל, ...
Russian:какого черта, какого чёрта, ...
Ukrainian:чому, чорт забирай, ...
Hindi:आखिर क्यों, यह क्या, ...
Bengali:কেন এমন, এ আবার কেন, ...
Catalan:per què dimonis, per què collons, ...
Czech:sakra, proč k čertu, ...
Danish:hvorfor pokker, hvorfor fanden, ...
Dutch:waarom in godsnaam, waarom in hemelsnaam, ...
Greek:γιατί στο καλό, γιατί διάολε, ...
Hungarian:a fenébe, mi a fenéért, ...
Khmer:ហេតុអ្វីបានជាអីចឹង, ហេតុអ្វីបានជាយ៉ាងនេះ, ...
Korean:대체 왜, 도대체, ...
Persian:چرا لعنتی, دیگه چرا, ...
Polish:dlaczego do diabła, ...
Portuguese (BR):por que diabos, ...
Romanian:de ce naiba, de ce dracu, ...
Swedish:varför i hela friden, varför i helvete, ...
Thai:ทำไมถึงเป็นแบบนั้นได้, ทำไมวะ, ...
Turkish:ne diye, ne halt etmeye, ...
Vietnamese:quái, sao quái quỷ, ...

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Definition of why the hell - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

Interjection

Expressions with hell

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