Gehenna

noun

gi-ˈhe-nə How to pronounce Gehenna (audio)
Definition of Gehennanext
1
as in nightmare
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness the depression that has enshrouded her since the death of her husband is a Gehenna from which she may never be released

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2
as in hell
the place of punishment for the wicked after death in a fire-and-brimstone sermon, the evangelist warned those assembled that they faced the fires of Gehenna if they failed to repent

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  1. nightmare
  2. hell
  3. agony
  4. inferno
  5. torment
  6. misery
  7. horror
  8. torture
Noun
  • Cut to the Yellowstone crew, still coming to grips with John Dutton’s nightmare scenario, dismantling a ranch that cannot be kept because of the tax burden.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
  • India is feeling the full force of this Travis headwind. 2023 was bad enough, From the World Test Championship final at the Oval to Ahmedabad in the World Cup Final five months later, Head has been Rohit Sharma’s biggest nightmare.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of nightmare
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  • The vicious gang has taken advantage of a lax southern border under the Biden-Harris administration, with many of its foot soldiers swarming the U.S. and unleashing hell on unsuspecting communities.
    Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Here, writer-director David Moreau depicts a descent into hell with a relentless sense of urgency, the feeling of claustrophobia made worse by the camera’s refusal to cut away.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of hell
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  • The project, inspired by Becky's Mexican roots and the death of her grandfather Miguel, bursts with emotive lyrics that earnestly capture the euphoria and agony of all-consuming love.
    Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
  • In just over three minutes, Phair manages to capture the agony and discomfort of a relationship that’s just beginning to sour.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of agony
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  • There will be many Democratic leaders whose political souls will be living in Dante's inferno.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The wood — bearing visible black traces from the blaze — came from pieces of the cathedral roof that collapsed in the inferno, Dubuisson said.
    John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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  • Its own jeune homme figure again suffers the torments of an impossible love.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Where Whitehead’s novel describes his characters’ physical torments in the third person, with psychological discernment and declarative precision, Ross’s movie fuses observation and sensation with its audiovisual style.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of torment
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  • There’s a certain irony in the fact that those on the celebrity circuit — who appear to hover above the mundanity and misery of cubicle working and employee dress codes — are embracing this staunch symbol of corporate professionalism.
    Leah Dolan, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Living with an ever-present feeling of sadness and misery will break you.
    Terina Allen, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of misery
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  • The horror sequel centers on pop star and drug addict Skye Riley (Naomi Scott), who's anxious about a comeback tour and visits her dealer for pills.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And its treatment of the Mormon faith is surprisingly nuanced for the horror genre.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of horror
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  • By the time Barack Obama won the White House in 2008, there was momentum not only to repudiate the use of torture by U.S. intelligence agencies, but also to embrace new methods that were deemed more ethical and reliable.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The school's staff inflicted all manner of abuse, beatings, rapes, and torture on its unfortunate charges and even murdered many of them; as of 2012, nearly 100 deaths had been documented, along with 55 burial sites on school grounds.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of torture
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