inferno
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8.2
- noun
- /ɪnˈfɜrnoʊ/
- Literature
:
infierno
- I could do nothing in this inferno.
- a raging inferno
- a towering inferno
- an inferno of her kitchen
It was like, it was like an inferno.
- It was like, it was like an inferno.
- And what's literally going on is you have a huge inferno of emotions that are restricting your behaviors that you're numb to.
Examples
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It's an inferno.
Fiction book (2000) -
Your mind is a raging inferno of contradictions.
Blog text (11) -
Man, this place was an inferno.
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As soon as I stepped out the door, I was in an inferno of wind, heat, and ashes.
Fiction book (1994) -
I'm proud of my fellow activists that day for not backing down from the inferno of heat that surrounded us.
Blog text (22) -
Run from this inferno.
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How stifling the apartment was—a steamy inferno of radiator heat.
Fiction book (1997) -
An inferno of mud-soaked bodies, where the treaders' feet churn clay and straw into the mixture for the Pharaoh 's bricks.
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Albrecht divides his attention, jumpy, between the odd sight of Eric (guitar on his back) and the raging instant inferno of Gideon's.
Fiction book (1994) -
The wildfires turned the forest into an inferno, devastating everything in their path.
Synonyms
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3.7
A very painful or difficult experience
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7.9
A very dirty, unpleasant, and dangerous place
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6.8
A place or situation that causes great suffering and pain
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8.8
A very bad situation that makes you feel unhappy
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7.3
An unpleasant, chaotic place where people act badly toward each other
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2.3
A very large bright fire that burns strongly
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Inferno comes from the same Latin infernum ('hell'), a place of great heat and suffering. That's why we also call any place or situation of intense heat, pain, or chaos an inferno.