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    inferno
    /ɪnˈfəːnəʊ/

    noun

    • 1. a large fire that is dangerously out of control: "the inferno had swept through the city"
    • 2. hell (with reference to Dante's Divine Comedy).

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINFERNO | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Inferno is a noun that means a very large uncontrolled fire, often with flames and smoke. Learn how to use this word in sentences and see synonyms and translations.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › infernoInferno Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of the word inferno, which means a place or state like hell or a raging fire. See examples of inferno in sentences and related articles.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINFERNO definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Inferno is a noun that means a fire burning fiercely and causing great destruction, or a place or state resembling hell. It comes from Italian and Late Latin words for hell. See examples, synonyms, and word origin.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINFERNO | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Inferno is a noun that means a very large uncontrolled fire. Learn how to use it in sentences, see synonyms and antonyms, and find out how to say it in different languages.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › infernoInferno - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    An inferno is a huge fire that's difficult to control, like an inferno that burns down a whole city block. Inferno also can describe any horrible place where people suffer.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › infernoINFERNO Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    a place or region that resembles hell: The ironworks was an inferno of molten steel and half-naked bodies. Synonyms: oven, hellhole, furnace. (initial capital letter, italics) the first part of Dante's Divine Comedy, depicting hell and the suffering of the damned. Compare paradise ( def 7 ), purgatory ( def 2 ). inferno. / ɪnˈfɜːnəʊ / noun.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › InfernoInferno - definition of inferno by The Free Dictionary

    1. A place or condition suggestive of hell, especially with respect to human suffering or death: the inferno of battle. 2. A place of fiery heat or destruction. [Italian, hell, from Late Latin īnfernus; see infernal .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.