raise hell

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [reyz hel]
- /reɪz hɛl/
- /reɪz hel/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [reyz hel]
- /reɪz hɛl/

Definitions of raise hell words

noun raise hell the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus. 1
noun raise hell any place or state of torment or misery: They made their father's life a hell on earth. 1
noun raise hell something that causes torment or misery: Having that cut stitched without anesthesia was hell. 1
noun raise hell the powers of evil. 1
noun raise hell the abode of the dead; Sheol or Hades. 1
noun raise 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 raise 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 Raise hell

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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raise 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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Synonyms for raise hell

verb raise hell

act out — If you act out an event which has happened, you copy the actions which took place and make them into a play.
act up — If something is acting up, it is not working properly.
anger — Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.
beat the drum — a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
blow off steam — water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.

All 28 Synonyms of raise hell