inferno.
A place or situation resembling Hell.
Meaning & usage
A place or situation resembling Hell.
A large fire; a conflagration.
The inferno ripped through the forest, destroying anything in its path.
Where this word 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.
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