GEHENNA Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

Gehenna

noun

gi-ˈhe-nə

Definition of Gehenna

as in nightmare

a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness the depression that has enshrouded her since the death of her husband is a Gehenna from which she may never be released

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as in hell

the place of punishment for the wicked after death in a fire-and-brimstone sermon, the evangelist warned those assembled that they faced the fires of Gehenna if they failed to repent

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Noun

Once contracted, the parasite basically results in a bathroom nightmare.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Elite hands, strong and a schematic nightmare for defensive coordinators.

— Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 15 July 2026

Definition of nightmare

Noun

Sunday’s temperature for the men’s final is forecast to be around 82 degrees—hot, yes, but nothing like the inferno that was Paris—and so external factors would seem to be at a minimum.

— Corey Seymour, Vogue, 10 July 2026
At least 12 people have been killed in one of southern Spain’s worst-ever wildfires, local officials said Friday, as tragic stories emerge of victims’ attempts to flee the inferno.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

Definition of inferno

Noun

Sochor confessed to the crime, but her body has never been found − still a torment to her family.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 July 2026
By homing in on the psychological torment of winning the crown, the show offers a surprising detour from familiar carnage—while suggesting that disappointment over a seemingly ideal position can be as crushing as a defeat on the battlefield.

— Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

Definition of torment

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He is seen as anti-business — FTSE-100 chairs and chief executives privately express horror at the idea of him as chancellor — and as market-unfriendly because he is viewed as less committed than Reeves to fiscal discipline.

— Ian King, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Doppelgängers are common in literature, horror movies, and folklore.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026

Definition of horror

Noun

Authorities said the basement of the former law enforcement officer’s home appeared to be used as a torture chamber.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
During searches, authorities also found what the SBU described as a basement resembling a torture chamber at the former law enforcement officer’s home.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026

Definition of torture

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