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Hell

/hel/
Hell is a place believed in some religions to be where the souls of the wicked or unrighteous go after death to suffer for eternity.

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Examples:

He was mad as hell at me.This paper is a hell of a lot better.

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etymology
The word hell originates from the Old English hel, which in turn stems from the Proto-Germanic *haljo, meaning concealed place or the netherworld. It's related to similar terms in Old Norse (hel) and Gothic (halja).

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