hell on earth en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, uncountable) A very unpleasant situation; torment, particularly when widespread.
Pope Francis (2015), Laudato si', Paragraph 148: “if the limitations of the environment are compensated for in the interior of each person who feels held within a network of solidarity and belonging, ... any place can turn from being a hell on earth into the setting for a dignified life.”
Relateds
heaven on earth · hell on wheels
Translations (6)
cmn 活地獄 /活地狱 (very unpleasant situation) · sv helvete på jorden (very unpleasant situation) · cmn 人間地獄 /人间地狱 (very unpleasant situation) · de Hölle auf Erden (very unpleasant situation) · fi maanpäällinen helvetti (very unpleasant situation) · nb helvete på jord (very unpleasant situation)