English Explanatory Dictionary

hellhole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.
noun
  1. Alternative form of hellhole.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɛlˌhoʊl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hellhole.wav

Word forms

hellhole hellholes hell hole hell-hole

Etymology

First recorded in 1866.

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