inferno

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ɪnˈfɝnoʊ/

Noun

inferno (plural infernos)

1. A place or situation resembling Hell.
   • D. C. Worcester

     At each sudden explosion in the inferno below they sprang back from the brink [of the volcanic crater].

2. A large fire, a conflagration.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:afterlife

Related terms

• infernal

Translations

• French: enfer
• German: Hölle, Inferno
• Italian: inferno
• Portuguese: inferno
• Russian: ад
• Spanish: infierno

Translations

• French: incendie, brasier
• Portuguese: inferno

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