Gehenna
noun
Ge·hen·na gi-ˈhe-nə 
1
: a place or state of misery
2
: hell sense 1a(2)
Synonyms
- agony
- hell
- horror
- misery
- murder
- nightmare
- torment
- torture
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Example Sentences
the depression that has enshrouded her since the death of her husband is a Gehenna from which she may never be released in a fire-and-brimstone sermon, the evangelist warned those assembled that they faced the fires of Gehenna if they failed to repent
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin, from Greek Geenna, from Hebrew Gē' Hinnōm, literally, valley of Hinnom
First Known Use
circa 1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Gehenna
noun
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- nightmare
- torment
- agony
- misery
- torture
- hell
- horror
- murder
- curse
- tragedy
- ordeal
- cross
- tribulation
- misfortune
- calamity
- calvary
- thorn
- trial
- affliction
- gall
- drag
- downer
- bummer
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- heaven
- paradise
- pleasure
- joy
- recreation
- entertainment
- fun
- diversion
- delight
- riot
- picnic
- lark
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
- hell
- inferno
- perdition
- Tophet
- Pandemonium
- abyss
- hades
- underworld
- purgatory
- netherworld
- pit
- blazes
- hellfire
- Sheol
- Tartarus
- shades
- fire and brimstone
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- heaven
- paradise
- sky
- empyrean
- bliss
- elysian fields
- kingdom come
- Zion
- glory
- Sion
- Elysium
- nirvana
- promised land
- New Jerusalem
- Valhalla
- happy hunting ground