hellhole
noun
hell·hole ˈhel-ˌhōl 
: a place of extreme misery or squalor
Synonyms
- dump
- hole
- pigpen
- pigsty
- shambles
- sty
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Example Sentences
The factory is a hellhole. his first apartment was a hellhole in an unsafe neighborhood
Recent Examples on the Web And yet, for a hellhole, people seem to really like this place. 
oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2022 This was always something of a bold opinion, given that Twitter has–for a very long time—been a joyless hellhole. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 14 July 2022 Back when the crew worked in a tiny, scorching hellhole of a kitchen. Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 12 May 2022 But people like Tucker Carlson spend their time saying that America is a hellhole, awash in immigrants. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2021 Sharon, Pancake and Shortie were out of the hellhole and on the road to Norfolk, asleep. Gene Weingarten, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021 Rafael’s and Mateo’s aunt, Luisa is determined to get her nephews out of this hellhole of a bind. Joe Otterson, Variety, 4 Nov. 2021 How this fits into the space concept thing isn’t super-clear (the song lines up with planet Ultra, which must be a real hellhole). Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2021 By 1994, when Fear Street Part 1 takes place, Shadyside has been known for generations as a full-on hellhole. Judy Berman, Time, 7 July 2021 See More
oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2022 This was always something of a bold opinion, given that Twitter has–for a very long time—been a joyless hellhole. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 14 July 2022 Back when the crew worked in a tiny, scorching hellhole of a kitchen. Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 12 May 2022 But people like Tucker Carlson spend their time saying that America is a hellhole, awash in immigrants. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2021 Sharon, Pancake and Shortie were out of the hellhole and on the road to Norfolk, asleep. Gene Weingarten, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021 Rafael’s and Mateo’s aunt, Luisa is determined to get her nephews out of this hellhole of a bind. Joe Otterson, Variety, 4 Nov. 2021 How this fits into the space concept thing isn’t super-clear (the song lines up with planet Ultra, which must be a real hellhole). Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2021 By 1994, when Fear Street Part 1 takes place, Shadyside has been known for generations as a full-on hellhole. Judy Berman, Time, 7 July 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1850, in the meaning defined above
hellhole
noun
as in dump
a dirty or messy place his first apartment was a hellhole in an unsafe neighborhood Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- dump
- mess
- pigsty
- hole
- shambles
- pigpen
- sty
- chaos
- hell
- disarray
- disorder
- disorganization
- confusion
- havoc
- snake pit
- muddle
- jumble
- disarrangement
- clutter
- muss
- mishmash
- litter
- mare's nest
- welter