infernality
Definition
- Noun:
- The quality or state of being infernal: "infernality" refers to the condition or characteristic of resembling or belonging to hell; extreme wickedness, diabolical nature, or hellishness.
- Figurative sense: It can also denote something that is intensely unpleasant, malicious, or demonic in nature.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The infernality of the dictator's regime shocked the world. (The hellish or diabolical nature of the regime.)
- There was an infernality in his laughter that made everyone uneasy. (A quality of wickedness or demonic malice.)
Advanced Usage
- "The infernality of the situation": used to describe a circumstance that feels overwhelmingly evil, oppressive, or hell-like.
- The infernality of the war-torn city was beyond description. (The hellishness of the city's condition.)
Variants and Related Words
- Infernal (adj): relating to hell; diabolical; extremely unpleasant.
- The infernal heat of the desert was unbearable. (The hellish heat.)
- Infernally (adv): in an infernal manner; diabolically.
- He grinned infernally as he revealed his plan. (In a demonic or wicked way.)
Synonyms
- Hellishness: the quality of being like hell.
- Diabolicalness: the quality of being devilish or extremely evil.
- Malignity: intense ill will or wickedness.
- Fiendishness: extreme cruelty or wickedness.
Related Idioms
- "Like something out of hell": a phrase describing something extremely evil or unpleasant, similar in meaning to "infernality."
- The scene was like something out of hell, with smoke and screams everywhere. (A hellish scene.)
Phrasal Verbs
(No direct phrasal verbs exist for "infernality," as it is a noun. However, the adjective "infernal" can be used in phrasal verb constructions like "infernal up" — a rare, informal expression meaning to cause chaos or trouble in a hellish way, though uncommon.) - The kids infernalled up the house during the party. (They caused hellish chaos.)