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noun [uncountable] British English pronunciation: hell /hel/
  2. 2
    a situation that is extremely unpleasant

    It’s been hell trying to keep this secret for so long.

    absolute/pure/sheer/utter hell:

    For a sensitive child this ridicule can be sheer hell.

    go through hell:

    She’s been going through hell since her husband died.

    a living hell (=a very frightening or upsetting experience):

    The past few days have been a living hell for both of us.

    put someone through hell:

    He’s put us all through hell in the last few weeks.

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