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Synonyms for hell

the underworld

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the underworld
the abyss
Hades
hellfire
the inferno
fire and brimstone
the bottomless pit
Gehenna
the nether world
the lower world
Tartarus
the infernal regions
the bad fire
Acheron
Abaddon
the abode of the damned

torment

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for the hell of it

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for fun
meaningless
for a laugh

give someone hell

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scold
rebuke
reprimand
berate
lecture
be angry at
chastise
slap someone's wrist
bawl out
give someone a rollicking

hell for leather

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headlong
speedily
quickly
swiftly
hurriedly
at the double
full-tilt
pell-mell
hotfoot
at a rate of knots
like a bat out of hell
posthaste

like hell

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raise hell

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cause a disturbance
run riot
go wild
raise Cain
be loud and noisy

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Synonyms for hell

excruciating punishment

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to behave riotously

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Synonyms for hell

any place of pain and turmoil

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a cause of difficulty and suffering

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blaze

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trouble

(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil

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Heaven

(religion) the world of the dead

violent and excited activity

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noisy and unrestrained mischief

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blaze

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Chris Pine plays young Captain Kirk, who must team up with Spock (Zachary Quinto) and grow into his heroic role quickly if he is to save the universe from madman Eric Bana who is hellbent on murder and revenge.

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Granted, holidays are good, but who could tolerate a class of unruly youngsters hellbent on causing chaos?

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Do we have to wait for a death before someone does something about these pavement cycle hogs hellbent on terrorising pedestrian territory?

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"I know a boy that's hellbent on getting an ASBO because he feels left out."

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He will become a martyr to millions and a flag to the demented fundamentalists hellbent on destroying the West.

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On the quiet he invites campaigners hellbent on privatisation to share ideas on charging patients and selling off hospitals.

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