inferno
Plural: infernos
Noun
- A large fire that is dangerously out of control; a place of intense heat.
- any place of pain and turmoil
- "the inferno of the engine room"
- a very intense and uncontrolled fire
- (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; - John Milton; ; -Dr. Johnson
- A place or situation resembling Hell.
- A large fire; a conflagration.
Examples
- His opponent’s triple-word, triple-letter score felt like an INFERNO on the board.
- The inferno ripped through the forest, destroying anything in its path.
Origin / Etymology
From Italian inferno (“hell”), from Latin infernus (“of the lower regions”), inferna (“the lower regions”); see infernal.
The meaning "big fire" came as a figurative use from the traditional idea of hellfire.
Synonyms
conflagration, hell, Hell, hell on earth, hellhole, infernal region, nether region, perdition, pit, snake pit, the pits, afterlife
Antonyms
Heaven
Scrabble Score: 10
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