hellhole

English - English

Definition of hellhole in English English dictionary

A place of intense hatred, misery, and/or turmoil

any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"

If you call a place a hellhole, you mean that it is extremely unpleasant, usually because it is dirty and uncomfortable. stuck in this hellhole of a jail

{i} awful place, horrible and disgusting place

Related Terms

hellholes

plural of hellhole

Hyphenation

hell·hole

Etymology

[ 'hel-"hOl ] (noun.) 1866. English began using 'hellhole' in 1866.