Associations to the word «Inferno»

Wiktionary

INFERNO, noun. A place or situation resembling Hell.
INFERNO, noun. A large fire, a conflagration.

Dictionary definition

INFERNO, noun. Any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits";.
INFERNO, noun. A very intense and uncontrolled fire.
INFERNO, noun. (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley