inferno
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inferno
- /ɪnˈfɝnoʊ/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)nəʊ
Where it comes from
From Italian inferno (“hell”), from Latin infernus (“of the lower regions”), inferna (“the lower regions”); see infernal.
The meaning "big fire" came as a figurative use from the traditional idea of hellfire.
noun infernos
- A place or situation resembling Hell. At each sudden explosion in the inferno below they sprang back from the brink [of the volcanic crater].
- A large fire; a conflagration. The inferno ripped through the forest, destroying anything in its path.
Similar: afterlife
