How to Pronounce "hell on earth"
expression
ˈhɛɫ/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈɝθ
HEL on URTH
hˈɛl/ /ˈɒn/ /ˈɜːθ
HEL on URTH
Definition
A place or situation that is extremely unpleasant, painful, or full of suffering, like a version of hell in the real world.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhɛɫ/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈɝθ
British English
hˈɛl/ /ˈɒn/ /ˈɜːθ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HEL on URTH
UK
HEL on URTH
Listen in Context
The prison was hell on earth for the inmates.
For many people, living without clean water is hell on earth.
The battlefield was truly hell on earth.
Working there during the summer heat felt like hell on earth.