personal hell

noun

A situation or set of circumstances seen by a particular person as especially difficult, unpleasant, or hard to escape.

Meanings

nounpersonal hell (countable and uncountable, plural personal hells)

plural personal hells

  1. countableuncountableA situation or set of circumstances seen by a particular person as especially difficult, unpleasant, or hard to escape.
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APA

personal hell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/personal%20hell

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “personal hell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/personal%20hell.

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