underworld
The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the livingThe world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.
» Tom has many underworld connections.
Meaning
3 sensesThe world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.
In Hindu scriptures, the four-eyed dogs Śārvara and Śyāma guard the underworld's entrance.
Unterwelt, Reich des Todes, Schattenreich
преиспо́дняяpreispódnjaja, загро́бный мирzagróbnyj mir, потусторо́нний мирpotustorónnij mir
підзе́мний світpidzémnyj svit
(religion) the world of the dead
That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice, and particularly those involved in organized crime.
A disproportionate amount of local politicians have connections to the underworld.
Unterwelt, Halbwelt, Verbrecherwelt
престу́пный мирprestúpnyj mir, дноdno
злочи́нний світzločýnnyj svit
The portion of a game that is set below ground.
Examples
7 sentencesTom has many underworld connections.
Tom found a portal to the underworld.
deTom fand ein Portal zur Unterwelt.
We have just begun our search of the underworld.
In Buddhism, the god Enma rules the underworld.
The chthonic ruler of the underworld, Hades, lived below the earth.
Translations
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Forms
plural: underworlds| Singular | underworld |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- (religion) the world of the dead:HellHadesinfernal regionnetherworldScheol