a nether world in which the dead continue to exist : hades
the nether realm of the devil and demons in which condemned people suffer everlasting punishment in some religions —often used in curses or as a generalized term of abuse
Christian Science : a state of thought in which sin and a belief in the mortal existence of humans is present : error sense 2b, sin
a place or state of misery, torment, or wickedness
a place or state of turmoil or destruction
informal + somewhat impolite : a severe scolding
unrestrained fun or sportiveness —often used in the phrase for the hell of it especially to suggest action on impulse or without a serious motive
an extremely difficult or unpleasant and often inescapable situation
archaic : a tailor's receptacle
—used as an interjection or as an intensive —often used in the phrase hell of a or hell out of or with the or in