1. Any place of pain and turmoil
   "the hell of battle";
   - hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits, inferno
    
2. [informal] A cause of difficulty and suffering
   "war is hell";
   - blaze [informal]
    
3. [informal] Noisy and unrestrained mischief
   "The teenagers raised hell at the abandoned warehouse";
   - blaze [informal]

1. He will
   "He'll be here in a few minutes"

1. (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
   "Hell is paved with good intentions";
   - perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, pit
    
2. (religion) the underworld or abode of the dead in Hebrew theology
   "No one goes to Hell with all his immense wealth";
   - Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Sheol, underworld

Derived forms: hells

Type of: devilment, devilry, deviltry [archaic], fictitious place, imaginary place, mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, mythical place, part, region, roguery, shenanigan, trouble

Antonym: Heaven

Encyclopedia: Hell, Nord-Trondelag