hellworld

English

Alternative forms

• Hellworld
• hell world
• Hell World

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der.

Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-yo- / *ḱol-yeh₂-der.?

Proto-Germanic *haljō

Proto-West Germanic *hallju

Old English hell

Middle English helle

English hell

Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-?

Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós

Proto-Germanic *weraz

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi

Proto-Germanic *alaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Germanic *-þiz

Proto-Germanic *aldiz

Proto-Germanic *weraldiz

Proto-West Germanic *weraldi

Old English weorold

Middle English world

English world

English hellworld

From hell + world.

Noun

hellworld (plural hellworlds)

1. (Internet slang, derogatory) A dystopian or otherwise hellish world. [from 2014]

   Synonyms: dystopia, nightmare

   • 2014 December 24, @hekate_rina, Twitter‎^[1] (post):

     @AtlasSmugged i mean ideally murdering someone should be an immediate termination but this is hellworld, so

   • 2025 October 25, @mystery-incorporated-whore, Tumblr‎^[2] (post):

     so I've started blocking the op of every blazed post I see... for fun? as entertainment? to keep my mind off of the hellworld we live in? who knows! and one thing that I've noticed is that, even if they're queer, I don't think I've EVER seen a blazed post where the op was transfem

   • 2026 August 23, @cassdrawsthings, Tumblr‎^[3] (post):

     So did we all just forget how deeply involved marvel is with the us military and general, like, police state hellworld we live in, or..?

See also

• hellsite
• hellscape