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- [uhn-der-wurld]
- /ˈʌn dərˌwɜrld/
- /ˈʌn.də.wɜːld/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-der-wurld]
- /ˈʌn dərˌwɜrld/
Definitions of underworld word
- noun underworld the criminal element of human society. 1
- noun underworld the imagined abode of departed souls or spirits; Hades. 1
- noun underworld a region below the surface, as of the earth or a body of water. 1
- noun underworld the opposite side of the earth; the antipodes. 1
- noun underworld Archaic. the earth. 1
- noun underworld criminals 1
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Origin of underworld
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10; under- + world
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Underworld
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
underworld popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% 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".
underworld usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for underworld
noun underworld
- abaddon — the Devil (Revelation 9:11)
- aftertime — the time to come; the future
- afterworld — a world inhabited after death
- black hand — a group of Sicilian blackmailers and terrorists formed in the 1870s and operating in the US in the early 20th century
- by and by — presently or eventually
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