underworld

• اسم يشير إما إلى عالم الجريمة المنظمة والأنشطة الإجرامية، أو في السياق الديني إلى عالم الأموات وما بعد الموت.

A noun referring to either the criminal class involved in organized crime, or, in religious contexts, the world of the dead.

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1. Criminal classB2formal

   The part of society involved in organized crime and illegal activities.

   العالم الإجرامي

   • The police have been investigating the city's underworld for years.
   • He was a notorious figure in the criminal underworld.
   • The underworld controls much of the illegal trade in the region.

   المرادفاتganglandmoborganized crime

2. World of the deadC1formal

   In mythology and religion, the realm or abode of the dead, often located beneath the earth.

   العالم السفلي

   • In Greek mythology, Orpheus traveled to the underworld to retrieve his wife.
   • The ancient Egyptians believed the underworld was a place of judgment.
   • The hero descended into the underworld to confront the spirits of the dead.

   المرادفاتabyssafterworldhadeshellinfernonetherworldpit