<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.</li><li>Synonyms: inferno</li><li>Antonyms: paradise, heaven</li><li>any place or state of torment or misery: They made their father's life a hell on earth.</li><li>Synonyms: torture, agony, anguish</li><li>Antonyms: paradise, heaven</li><li>something that causes torment or misery: Having that cut stitched without anesthesia was hell.</li><li>the powers of evil.</li><li>the abode of the dead; Sheol or Hades.</li><li>extreme disorder or confusion; chaos: The children let both dogs into the house, and all hell broke loose.</li><li>Informal: something remarkable of its kind (usually used in the phrase a hell of a or one hell of a): That was one hell of a great game.</li><li>a receptacle into which a tailor throws scraps. Also called hellbox.</li><li>Printing: a box into which a printer throws discarded type.</li><li>the utterance of “hell” in swearing or for emphasis.</li><li>the hell, Informal: (used as an intensifier to express surprise, anger, impatience, etc., often in the form of a question beginning with a WH-word): Why the hell can't the trains run on time? How the hell am I supposed to finish this by tomorrow? (used sarcastically or ironically to express the opposite of what is being stated): Are you listening to me? The hell you are!</li></ul><p><strong>Interjection</strong></p><ul><li>(used to express surprise, irritation, disgust, etc.)</li></ul><p><strong>Verb Phrase</strong></p><ul><li>Slang: to live or act in a wild or dissolute manner: All they cared about was drinking and helling around.</li></ul>