hellion

H4E1L1L1I1O1N1
/ˈhɛliən/

noun

An unruly, rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child.

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Meanings

nounhellion (plural hellions)

plural hellions

  1. An unruly, rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child.

    Synonyms: rapscallion, scamp, rascal

  2. An evil person.
  3. The larva of the dobsonfly.

    Synonyms: hellgramite

adjectivehellion (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCursed, ill-fated.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn unruly, rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child.

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rapscallionscamprascal

nounThe larva of the dobsonfly.

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hellgramite

More synonyms by meaning

nouna rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)

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hellerdevil
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troublemakertrouble makertroubler
Also see
devilheller

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

An alteration, under the influence of hell, of northern English/Scottish dialectal hallion (“scamp, worthless fellow”), of unknown origin.

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Translations

German Teufelsbraten
  • Teufelsbratenrowdy person
Greek διαβολάκι
  • διαβολάκι (diavoláki)rowdy person

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hellion

rebellionmachiavelliancircumcellionPirandellianRavelianstelliontabelliontetraskelion
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Cite this entry
APA

hellion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hellion

MLA

“hellion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hellion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hellion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hellion.

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