inferno

A noun referring to a place of intense pain and turmoil, or a very large and uncontrolled fire.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее место сильной боли и смятения или очень большой и неконтролируемый огонь.esSustantivo que designa un lugar de gran sufrimiento o confusión, o un fuego enorme e incontrolable.frNom désignant un lieu de grande souffrance et de confusion, ou un feu très grand et incontrôlable.deSubstantiv, das einen Ort großer Qual und Verwirrung oder ein sehr großes, unkontrolliertes Feuer bezeichnet.ptSubstantivo que designa um lugar de grande sofrimento e confusão, ou um incêndio muito grande e incontrolável.zh名词，指极度痛苦、混乱或恐怖的地方，也指巨大而失控的火灾。arاسم يشير إلى مكان يعاني فيه الناس من عذاب شديد واضطراب، أو إلى نار هائلة لا يمكن السيطرة عليها.

1. Intense fire B2 formal

   A very large, powerful, and destructive fire that is out of control.

   • The building was engulfed in a raging inferno.
   • Firefighters battled the inferno for hours.
   • The forest fire turned into a massive inferno.

   ruПламяesIncendio devastadorfrIncendie dévastateurdeInfernoptInferno de chamaszh大火arلهيب

   Synonymes: blazeconflagrationfirestormholocaustwildfire

2. Place of turmoil C1 formal

   A place or situation characterized by intense suffering, chaos, or conflict.

   • The war-torn city became an inferno of violence.
   • His mind was an inferno of conflicting emotions.
   • The office was an inferno of stress and deadlines.

   ruАдesLugar de caos o sufrimientofrLieu de tourmentedeHölleptinfernozh地狱arمكان الفوضى والعذاب

   Synonymes: cauldronhellmaelstromnightmarepandemonium

   Antonymes: havenheavenoasisparadiserefugesanctuaryutopia

• infernos plural form
• infernos' possessive plural form
• inferno's possessive singular form