Meanings
nounliving hell (countable and uncountable, plural living hells)
plural living hells
- countableuncountableA continuing state of extreme pain, punishment, suffering, or torment with no seeming chance of reprieve.
Translations
Dutch door de hel gaan
- door de hel gaancontinuing state of extreme pain, punishment or torment
German die Hölle durchleben
- die Hölle durchlebencontinuing state of extreme pain, punishment or torment
Japanese 生き地獄
- 生き地獄 (ikijigoku)continuing state of extreme pain, punishment or torment
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APA
living hell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/living%20hell
MLA
“living hell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/living%20hell. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “living hell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/living%20hell.
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