hellion
4
9.5
- noun
- /ˈhɛliən/
- Offensive
:
diablillo
- My little brother is such a hellion; he always gets into trouble at school.
- a little hellion
- an old hellion
Were you studying, making good grades, or were you a hellion out?
- Were you studying, making good grades, or were you a hellion out?
Examples
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That's one hellion you've got there.
Fiction book (1990) -
No, I want you two hellions out of my kitchen right now.
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Get in the box, you hellion!
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I'm gonna go check on the little hellion.
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And this little hellion right here is Abigail.
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All right, you little hellions!
Fiction book (2000) -
Disciplining children is not considered to be "politically correct" in America today, and with each passing year, these little hellions get even worse.
Blog text (25) -
I am so sick of going to my kids' school and seeing such disbehaving little hellions running amok like they own the place.
Blog text (32) -
I'm beginning to think we're in the position of a parent whose 14-year-old has turned into a sneery, surly, entitled hellion.
Blog text (6) -
That's one of Cora Lee's little hellions.
Synonyms
69
4.1
A person who causes problems for other people on purpose
68
7.0
A person, often a child, who plays tricks and causes trouble
7
4.0
A person who makes a lot of noise and causes trouble in a group
4
9.9
A person who plays tricks and causes small trouble
3
8.9
A child who is very naughty and hard to control
2
6.0
A person who causes small trouble by playing tricks or starting gossip
1
8.8
A person or thing that is very active, hard to control and often aggressive
1
9.9
A noisy young person who causes trouble
A person who causes problems by starting arguments or fights
Antonyms
How Rowdy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word hellion comes from hell plus a small ending -ion, so it once suggested a little devil or 'small hell'. That's why today a hellion means a very naughty, rowdy, or troublemaking person, often a child.