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# hell

noun (uncountable; also interjection — rude)

«hell» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In some religions, a place where bad people are believed to go after death to be punished. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hell/#m1)
2. A very unpleasant place or experience. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hell/#m2)
3. (rude, mild swearing) Said to show anger, surprise or emphasis: "What the hell?", "hell of a". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hell/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories and religious education, hell is the opposite of heaven. In real speech it is a mild swear word, not allowed in polite talk or school writing. Phrases: (rude) bloody hell, what the hell, a hell of a, go to hell (very rude), like hell.

### Examples

- In the story, the devil lived in hell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hell/#x1)
- The traffic jam was hell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hell/#x2)
- (rude) What the hell is that noise? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hell/#x3)
- (rude) Bloody hell, that was close! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hell/#x4)
- (rude) We had a hell of a time getting home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hell/#x5)
- The long walk in the heat was hell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hell/#x6)

### Note

As a swear word it adds feeling, not facts: "a hell of a lot" just means "very many". "Go to hell" is very rude. Capital H is sometimes used in religious writing.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hell» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hell/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hell» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hell.html) on Mova free.