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give someone hell

give some·one hell
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [giv suhm-wuhn, -wuh n hel]
    • /gɪv ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən hɛl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [giv suhm-wuhn, -wuh n hel]
    • /gɪv ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən hɛl/

Definitions of give someone hell words

  • noun give someone hell the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus. 1
  • noun give someone hell any place or state of torment or misery: They made their father's life a hell on earth. 1
  • noun give someone hell something that causes torment or misery: Having that cut stitched without anesthesia was hell. 1
  • noun give someone hell the powers of evil. 1
  • noun give someone hell the abode of the dead; Sheol or Hades. 1
  • noun give someone hell extreme disorder or confusion; chaos: The children let both dogs into the house, and all hell broke loose. 1
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Origin of give someone hell

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English hel(l); cognate with Old High German hell(i)a (German Hölle), Old Norse hel, Gothic halja; akin to Old English helan to cover, hide, and to hull2

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Parts of speech for Give someone hell

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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give someone hell popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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