hell

[ hel ]
/ hɛl /

noun

interjection

(used to express surprise, irritation, disgust, etc.)

Verb Phrases

hell around, Slang. to live or act in a wild or dissolute manner: All they cared about was drinking and helling around.

Idioms for hell

Origin of hell

before 900; Middle English, Old English hel(l); cognate with Old High German hell(i)a (German Hölle), Old Norse hel, Gothic halja; akin to Old English helan to cover, hide, and to hull2

SYNONYMS FOR hell

ANTONYMS FOR hell

1, 2 heaven, paradise.

OTHER WORDS FROM hell

hell-like, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for the hell with

hell
/ (hɛl) /

noun

interjection

informal an exclamation of anger, annoyance, surprise, etc (Also in exclamations such as hell's bells, hell's teeth, etc)

Word Origin for hell

Old English hell; related to helan to cover, Old Norse hel, Gothic halja hell, Old High German hella

Cultural definitions for the hell with

hell

The dwelling place of Satan, devils, and wicked souls condemned to eternal punishment after death; a place of pain and torment. (Compare heaven.)

Idioms and Phrases with the hell with (1 of 2)

the hell with

see to hell with.

Idioms and Phrases with the hell with (2 of 2)

hell