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living hell

NOUN
hell
Synonyms
WEAK
Abaddon Gehenna Hades abyss affliction agony anguish blazes bottomless pit difficulty everlasting fire fire and brimstone grave hellfire infernal regions inferno limbo lower world misery nether world nightmare ordeal pandemonium perdition persecution pit place of torment purgatory suffering torment torture tortures of the damned trial underworld wretchedness

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But let me tell you, a 72-year-old woman pounding the living hell out of a punching bag ain’t weak.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2025

Because Deborah has it, and she’s made the lives of her loved ones a living hell because of it.

From Salon • May 16, 2025

They decided to move to Libya, but what was awaiting them there was a "living hell", Salma says.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025

"Families were failed. We have always said this inquiry is about learning lessons so that nobody should go through again what we did. This is a living hell," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2024

I could see in his eyes that he knew he was a man again, a man returned from a living hell.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya