Hellish (Adjective)
Meaning 1
(informal) very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Usages
Examples
- The commute to work was hellish with traffic backed up for miles.
- I hate going to the doctor's office, the waiting room is always hellish.
- Their customer service is hellish, I've been on hold for over an hour.
- She described her first day of boot camp as a hellish experience that left her exhausted.
- The crowds and noise at the music festival were hellish, I couldn't wait to leave.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The dictator's hellish regime was marked by brutal suppression of dissent and widespread human rights abuses.
- The hellish conditions in the refugee camp were exacerbated by the lack of access to clean water and medical care.
- The serial killer's hellish crimes shocked the nation and sparked a wave of outrage and fear.
- The hellish landscape of the war-torn city was a testament to the devastating power of modern warfare.
- The hellish screams of the victims still haunted the survivors of the brutal massacre.