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underworld
[ uhn-der-wurld ]
noun
- the criminal element of human society.
- the imagined abode of departed souls or spirits; Hades.
- a region below the surface, as of the earth or a body of water.
- the opposite side of the earth; the antipodes.
- Archaic. the earth.
underworld
/ ˈʌԻəˌɜː /
noun
- criminals and their associates considered collectively
- ( as modifier )
underworld connections
- the regions below the earth's surface regarded as the abode of the dead; Hades
Word History and Origins
Origin of underworld1
Example Sentences
In the video, the rapper notoriously pole dances from celestial heights to the depths of hell, where he gives Satan a lap dance before snapping his neck and becoming the lord of the underworld.
The second installment in the Dionne family saga, which is a kind of origin story in which we see how Babs came to run Little Canada’s underworld, is done.
His death comes ten years after the disappearance of his younger brother, Robert Maldera, another mafia boss reportedly nicknamed "the madman" by members of Grenoble's criminal underworld.
The embers of his professional dream still flickering in a footballing underworld.
Blake: I have to believe Frank is some sort of shady underworld connection Rick met while doing “this and that.”
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