Hellhole Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈhɛlˌhoʊl/

HEL-hohl

UK

/hˈɛlhəʊl/

HEL-hohl

التعريف

A 'hellhole' is a very unpleasant, dirty, or terrible place, usually somewhere people really don’t want to be.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Hellhole' is informal and quite strong, mostly used to complain about places. Often used for dirty apartments, bad hotels, or neglected areas. Not polite—avoid in formal situations. Similar words: 'dump', 'pit', 'hole'.

• Spanish: infierno (lugar horrible) - agujero infernal
• Portuguese (BR): buraco infernal - lugar horrível
• Portuguese (PT): buraco do inferno - lugar horrível
• Chinese (Simplified): 地狱般的地方 - 糟糕透顶的地方
• Chinese (Traditional): 地獄般的地方 - 糟糕透頂的地方
• Hindi: नरक जैसा स्थान - बदतर जगह
• Arabic: مكان جحيم - مكان فظيع
• Bengali: নরককুণ্ড - দুর্বিষহ জায়গা
• Russian: адское место - дыра (разговорное)
• Japanese: 地獄のような場所 - 最悪の場所
• Vietnamese: địa ngục trần gian - chỗ bẩn thỉu
• Korean: 지옥 같은 곳 - 최악의 장소
• Turkish: cehennem çukuru - berbat yer
• Urdu: دوزخ جیسی جگہ - انتہائی خراب جگہ
• Indonesian: neraka dunia - tempat mengerikan

جمل نموذجية

My apartment was a hellhole before I cleaned it.

basic

This restaurant is a total hellhole.

basic

Nobody wants to live in that hellhole of a building.

basic

After a week in that hellhole, I needed a real vacation.

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It rained so much, our tent turned into a hellhole overnight.

natural

Honestly, I wouldn’t recommend that hostel—it’s a total hellhole.

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