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Religion kept some of my relatives alive, because it was all they had. If they hadn't had some hope of heaven, some companionship in Jesus, they probably would have committed suicide, their lives were so hellish.
Octavia Butler

Meaning of "hellish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HELLISH

hellish  [ˈhɛlɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HELLISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hellish can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES HELLISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hellish

Hell

In many mythological, folklore and religious traditions, hell is a place of eternal torment in an afterlife, often after resurrection. It is viewed by most Abrahamic traditions as a place of punishment. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hells as eternal destinations. Religions with a cyclic history often depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations. Typically these traditions locate hell in another dimension or under the Earth's surface and often include entrances to Hell from the land of the living. Other afterlife destinations include Heaven, Purgatory, Paradise, and Limbo. Other traditions, which do not conceive of the afterlife as a place of punishment or reward, merely describe hell as an abode of the dead, a neutral place located under the surface of Earth. Modern understandings of hells often depict them abstractly, as a state of loss rather than as fiery torture literally underground, but this view of the concept of a hell can, in fact, be traced back into the ancient and medieval periods as well. Hell is sometimes portrayed as populated with demons who torment those dwelling there.

Definition of hellish in the English dictionary

The first definition of hellish in the dictionary is of or resembling hell. Other definition of hellish is wicked; cruel. Hellish is also very difficult or unpleasant.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HELLISH


abolish
əˈbɒlɪʃ
accomplish
əˈkɒmplɪʃ
bullish
ˈbʊlɪʃ
churlish
ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ
delish
dɪˈlɪʃ
demolish
dɪˈmɒlɪʃ
devilish
ˈdɛvəlɪʃ
disembellish
ˌdɪsɪmˈbɛlɪʃ
disrelish
dɪsˈrɛlɪʃ
embellish
ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ
English
ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ
establish
ɪˈstæblɪʃ
foolish
ˈfuːlɪʃ
overembellish
ˌəʊvərɪmˈbɛlɪʃ
polish
ˈpɒlɪʃ
publish
ˈpʌblɪʃ
relish
ˈrɛlɪʃ
republish
ˌriːˈpʌblɪʃ
stylish
ˈstaɪlɪʃ
swellish
ˈswɛlɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HELLISH

hellery
Helles
Hellespont
hellfire
hellgramite
hellgrammite
hellhole
hellhound
hellier
hellion
hellishly
hellishness
hellkite
Hellman
hello
hello money
helluva
hellward
hellwards

WORDS THAT END LIKE HELLISH

American English
dollish
drollish
dullish
French polish
French-polish
fullish
gullish
John Bullish
Middle English
nail polish
Old English
Oxford English
re-establish
shoe polish
smallish
squallish
tallish
the English
ticklish

Synonyms and antonyms of hellish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HELLISH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hellish» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hellish

Translation of «hellish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HELLISH

Find out the translation of hellish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hellish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hellish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地狱般
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

infernal
570 millions of speakers

English

hellish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नारकीय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جهنمية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

адский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

infernal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নারকীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

infernal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

jahat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Höllen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地獄のような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지옥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hellish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kinh khủng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நரக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नरकाचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cehennemi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

infernale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piekielny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пекельний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

infernal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κολαστήρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

helse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

helvetiskt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jævli
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hellish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HELLISH»

The term «hellish» is regularly used and occupies the 56.042 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HELLISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hellish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hellish» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hellish

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5 QUOTES WITH «HELLISH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hellish.
1
Jeff Beck
It's a diabolical business. I can't imagine how hellish it must be to be hounded like Amy Winehouse and people like that. I have a little peripheral place on the outskirts of celebrity, when I go to premieres and that sort of stuff, which is as close as I want to get.
2
Nicholas Breton
Thus much for thy assurance know; a hollow friend is but a hellish foe.
3
Octavia Butler
Religion kept some of my relatives alive, because it was all they had. If they hadn't had some hope of heaven, some companionship in Jesus, they probably would have committed suicide, their lives were so hellish.
4
Elio Di Rupo
Being the chief minister of a regional government is just a pastime compared with the hellish job of being prime minister of two different communities brought together.
5
Raoul Vaneigem
Work to survive, survive by consuming, survive to consume: the hellish cycle is complete.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HELLISH»

Discover the use of hellish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hellish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hellish Relish: Sizzling Salsas and Devilish Dips from the ...
Salsa Is Sauce With Attitude--and a passion for chile pepper salsas is a hot culinary trend. Sharon Niederman spent a year wandering through the small towns and back roads of New Mexico in search of authentic chile salsas and dips.
‎1999
2
A Hellish Place of Angels: Con Thien: One Man_s Journey
Eighteen-year-old Daryl J. Eigen joined the US Marines to become a man.
Daryl J. Eigen, 2012
3
VideoHound's Horror Show: 999 Hair-Raising, Hellish, and ...
Reviews 999 horror films from every age of the genre
‎1998
4
Hellish
illllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllIllllllillllllll'illllllllillllllllllllllTllllllillllllll'lillllllltllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllll L— HELLISH.... Souls can be lost. Souls can be sold. Below, the Devil reigns with a legion of Demons, Dragons and all that do evil. Will this be where you will ...
D.j.W.
5
The Strange Case of Hellish Nell: The Story of Helen Duncan ...
Sometimes comic, sometimes tragic, The Strange Case of Hellish Nell is a true crime tale laced with supernatural phenomena and wartime intrigue.
Nina Shandler, 2009
6
Frontiers in Optical Technology: Materials and Devices
HELLISH devices are hot electron surface emitters. Several types of light emitters have been demonstrated including HELLISH- 1 [1], HELLISH-2 [24], Ultra-Bright HELLISH [2,3] and HELLISH-VCSEL [4]. All HELLISH devices utilise ...
P.K. Choudhury, Onkar N. Singh, 2007
7
Just Add Buddha!: Quick Buddhist Solutions for Hellish ...
Written for spiritual seekers who deal with unenlightened coworkers and inconsiderate bank tellers more often than Zen masters and Tibetan monks, this book demonstrates the practical side of Buddhism.
Franz Metcalf, 2009
8
The Worst Noel
And even if you love Christmas, do the hyperconsumerism, overindulgence, and tinsel-covered everything make you crazy? If you said yes to any of these questions, this is the book for you. You are not alone.
Collected Authors of the Worst Noel, 2009
9
Relentless: A Hellish, No Holds Barred Story... Unedited
Daniel was stricken with severe O.C.D. at 21.
Daniel Edwards, 2010
10
Caught in a Hellish Nightmare
Riches didn't protect Bill Roman from the Mafia.
Bill Bitetti, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HELLISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hellish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Emma Stone introduces Woody Allen to the hellish world of Twitter …
Emma Stone, the actress who once delivered an iconic tirade in “Birdman” because her dad (Michael Keaton) didn't have a Twitter presence, ... «Salon, Jul 15»
2
Plymouth woman posts hilarious 'to let' Gumtree ad for hellish two …
A frustrated mother has posted a warts and all 'to let' advert for her 'rundown' two-bedroom flat plagued by noisy neighbours, out of control ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
John's WWI blog: First-hand account of hellish Ypres
This is the hellish description given to readers of the Market Harborough Advertiser in July 13, 1915. And they know it's true because it has not ... «Harborough Mail, Jul 15»
4
James Montier Is Holding 50% Cash; Three "hellish" Situations
He cites three primary “hellish” market situations. There is a “stable hell” where rates stay low for a long period of time and volatility, and their ... «ValueWalk, Jul 15»
5
This is the most comically hellish design for airplane seating yet
Yes, it can get worse. Zodiac Aerospace, a French aerospace company, has designed and patented an “Economy Class Cabin Hexagon” that ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
6
Is relief road the answer to hellish congestion in Tunbridge Wells?
THE BOROUGH council has said it would consider building a relief road for Tunbridge Wells to ease congestion. The idea has been put ... «Kent and Sussex Courier, Jul 15»
7
Inside Webber's hellish Le Mans weekend
IN 1999, Mark Webber was under Mercedes' wing on a short-track to becoming Australia's next Formula 1 driver. Until, as this edited extract ... «Fox Sports, Jul 15»
8
Hellish theatre that will titillate
Hellish theatre that will titillate. July 7 2015 at 11:08am. By Mary Corrigall Comment on this story. to hells1 (52626958) CuePix/Jane Berg Jemma Kahn in We ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
9
Snapshots: Kings' hellish off-season chugs along
There was the arrest of pending unrestricted free agent Jarret Stoll, who recently plead down to a pair of misdemeanours after being busted in ... «Ottawa Sun, Jul 15»
10
Inside France's hellish polar bear prison
A FLUFFY white ball of fur rolls around an air-conditioned enclosure while her mother swims in circles in a small tank of water. Excited kids bang relentlessly on ... «The Sun, Jul 15»

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