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infernal

/ɪnˈfɜːnl/adjective

उच्चारण इन्फ़र्नल

असहनीय, कष्टदायक

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adjective
  1. 1

    [only before noun] old-fashioned

    extremely annoying

    असहनीय, कष्टदायक

    • that infernal noise
    • Please turn off that infernal alarm before it wakes the entire street!
    • I cannot study with that infernal drilling next door.
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    • The infernal traffic made us miss the train.
    • Switch off this infernal machine before I lose my mind!

    Synonyms annoying irritating wretched damnable

  2. 2

    literary

    connected with hell

    नारकीय, नरक-संबंधी

    • the infernal regions
    • The poem describes a journey through infernal fire.
    • The painting shows infernal flames rising from the ground.
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    • In the epic, the hero travels through the infernal world to find his lost love.
    • Medieval artists often drew infernal creatures with horns and wings.

    Synonyms hellish diabolical demonic satanic

    Opposite heavenly celestial divine

≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

in·fer·nal

?Which word?

Keep the hell words together: infernal (of hell), hellish, diabolical (very wicked; like the devil), demonic, satanic.

नरक के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: infernal (नरक का), hellish, diabolical (बहुत दुष्ट; शैतान जैसा), demonic, satanic।

§Grammar and usage

The opposites: heavenly, celestial (of the sky or heaven), divine, angelic.

विपरीत: heavenly, celestial (आकाश या स्वर्ग का), divine, angelic।

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General knowledge

Literature: Dante's 'Inferno' describes a journey through hell.

साहित्य में Dante का 'Inferno' नरक की यात्रा का वर्णन करता है।