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A continuing state of extreme pain, punishment or torment with no seeming chance of reprieve.
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living hell — noun singular a situation that is extremely unpleasant for someone: They make the lives of their workers a living hell … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
living hell — ˌliving ˈhell f17 [living hell] noun singular a very unpleasant situation that causes a lot of suffering and lasts a long time … Useful english dictionary
Living Hell — Infobox Film name = Living Hell caption = director = Richard Jefferies producer = David S. Greathouse Deborah Del Prete Gigi Pritzker writer = Richard Jefferies starring = Johnathon Schaech Erica Leerhsen James McDaniel music = Ivan Koutikov… … Wikipedia
living hell — noun (singular) a situation that causes you a lot of suffering for a long time: Walter made my life a living hell … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Living Hell (film) — Living Hell Directed by Richard Jefferies Produced by David S. Greathouse Deborah Del Prete Gigi Pritzker Written by Richard Jefferies Starrin … Wikipedia
Living Hell (The Outer Limits) — Infobox Television episode Title = Living Hell Series = The Outer Limits Caption = Season = 1 Episode = 9 Airdate = 12 May, 1995 Production = 9 Writer = Pen Densham Melinda Snodgrass Director = Graeme Campbell Photographer = Guests = Sam Robards… … Wikipedia
living hell — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Excruciating punishment: hell, persecution, torment, torture. Idiom: tortures of the damned. See REWARD … English dictionary for students
(a) living hell — an extremely unpleasant place or experience. She worked as a substitute teacher in a living hell of a public high school … New idioms dictionary
hell — like, adj. /hel/, n. 1. the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus. 2. any place or state of torment or misery: They made their father s life a hell on earth. 3.… … Universalium
hell — [[t]he̱l[/t]] ♦♦♦ hells 1) N PROPER; N COUNT In some religions, hell is the place where the Devil lives, and where wicked people are sent to be punished when they die. Hell is usually imagined as being under the ground and full of flames. 2) N… … English dictionary
