underworld

uncountable

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

ruСуществительное, обозначающее либо преступный мир, связанный с организованной преступностью, либо, в религиозном контексте, мир мёртвых.esSustantivo que designa el mundo del crimen organizado o, en un contexto religioso, el mundo de los muertos.frNom désignant soit le milieu criminel, lié à la criminalité organisée, soit, dans un contexte religieux, le monde des morts.deSubstantiv, das entweder die kriminelle Szene bzw. die organisierte Kriminalität bezeichnet oder, in religiösem Kontext, die Welt der Toten bzw. das Totenreich.ptSubstantivo que designa tanto o mundo do crime organizado quanto, em contexto religioso, o mundo dos mortos.zh名词，指有组织犯罪活动的犯罪世界，或在宗教语境中指死者的世界。arاسم يشير إما إلى عالم الجريمة المنظمة والأنشطة الإجرامية، أو في السياق الديني إلى عالم الأموات وما بعد الموت.

1. Criminal class B2 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruПреступный мирesEl hampafrPègredeUnterweltptMundo do crimezh犯罪世界arالعالم الإجرامي

   Synonyms: ganglandmoborganized crime

2. World of the dead C1 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruПодземный мирesEl inframundofrLe monde des mortsdeUnterweltptMundo dos mortoszh冥界arالعالم السفلي

   Synonyms: abyssafterworldhadeshellinfernonetherworldpit

• underworlds plural form
• underworlds' possessive plural form
• underworld's possessive singular form