Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English helan to conceal, Old High German helan, Latin celare, Greek kalyptein Date: before 12th century
1. a. a nether world in which the dead continue to exist ; Hades , the nether realm of the devil and the demons in which the damned suffer everlasting punishment, error 2b, sin ,
2. a place or state of misery, torment, or wickedness , a place or state of turmoil or destruction , a severe scolding, unrestrained fun or sportiveness , an extremely unpleasant and often inescapable situation , a tailor's receptacle,
4. — used as an interjection