inferno

/in'fə:nou/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A place or state of intense heat, flames, and destruction, especially a large and uncontrollable fire: "inferno" primarily describes an extremely fierce and devastating fire.
    • A place or situation resembling hell; a scene of horror, chaos, or great suffering: By extension, "inferno" can metaphorically describe any place or circumstance of extreme agony, turmoil, or pandemonium.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • Firefighters battled the inferno for hours before bringing it under control.
    • The engine room became an inferno after the explosion.
    • The battlefield was a complete inferno of noise and destruction.
Advanced Usage
  • Capitalized ("Inferno"): When capitalized, it can specifically refer to Dante's , the first part of , which describes his journey through Hell.
    • Dante's depiction of the Ninth Circle in the Inferno is terrifying.
Variants and Related Words
  • Infernal (adj): Relating to or characteristic of hell or the underworld; fiendish or dreadful.
    • They faced infernal conditions in the burning building.
Synonyms
  • Hellfire: The fires of hell; intense fire.
  • Conflagration: An extensive and destructive fire.
  • Holocaust: Destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially by fire.
  • Pandemonium: Wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar (for the metaphorical sense).
Idioms and Phrases
  • A raging inferno: Used to emphasize a fire that is violently out of control.
    • The forest was consumed by a raging inferno.
  • Like an inferno: Used in similes to describe something as being as hot, chaotic, or terrible as hell.
    • The political scandal spread through the media like an inferno.
Noun
  1. (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
    • Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell- John Milton
    • a demon from the depths of the pit
    • Hell is paved with good intentions-Dr. Johnson
  2. a very intense and uncontrolled fire
  3. any place of pain and turmoil;
    • the hell of battle
    • the inferno of the engine room
    • when you're alone Christmas is the pits

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