"hellscape" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhɛl.skeɪp/ Forms: hellscapes [plural]
Etymology: From hell + -scape. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hell|scape}} hell + -scape Head templates: {{en-noun}} hellscape (plural hellscapes)
  1. A hellish landscape. Translations (hellish landscape): Höllenlandschaft [feminine] (German), paisagem infernal [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-hellscape-en-noun-Q~PKY00M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -scape, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -scape: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of 'hellish landscape': 100 0
  2. (figurative) An exceptionally unpleasant, disagreeable, or harsh place or thing. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-hellscape-en-noun-Hw0ETt1i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -scape, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -scape: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 45

Inflected forms

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