Hell
Hell noun - A situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness.
Usage example: picking cotton under the hot summer sun was hell
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Bluth's story, in keeping with his M.O., is much darker than The Little Mermaid (although Disney still has frightening moments such as Ariel's private grotto getting destroyed and the final encounter with Ursula and her death) since it involves Hell and murder.
Source: Dueling Works / Film Animated -
Hell directly responds to his invokement, but instead of taking everyone, it's identified him as the soul responsible for murder (among other things) and drags him down via a fiery serpent.
Source: Film / The Haunted Mansion -
Inverted in Huntress: Year One: when Huntress kills Stephen Mandragora (her first murder), she declares that killing him is worth going to hell.
Source: You Are Worth Hell
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Murder and Hell. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hell/murder
Hell & Murder. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hell/murder>.
Murder or Hell. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hell/murder.
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