Definitions for underworldˈʌn dərˌwɜrld
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•der•worldˈʌn dərˌwɜrld(n.)
the criminal element of human society.
Category: Sociology
(in the religious beliefs of various cultures, esp. the ancient Greeks and Romans) a realm below the surface of the earth in which the spirits of the dead reside.
Category: Mythology
Archaic. the earth.
Origin of underworld:
1600–10
Princeton's WordNet
underworld(noun)
the criminal class
Hell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld(noun)
(religion) the world of the dead
"No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
underworld(noun)ˈʌn dərˌwɜrld
the world of criminals and criminal activity
the criminal underworld
Wiktionary
underworld(Noun)
That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice.
underworld(Noun)
The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.
Underworld(Noun)
A name for the realm of ancestors in Heathenry.
Webster Dictionary
Underworld(noun)
the lower of inferior world; the world which is under the heavens; the earth
Underworld(noun)
the mythological place of departed souls; Hades
Underworld(noun)
the portion of the world which is below the horizon; the opposite side of the world; the antipodes
Underworld(noun)
the inferior part of mankind
Translations for underworld
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
underworld(noun)
the part of the population that gets its living from crime etc
A member of the underworld told the police where the murderer was hiding.
- onderwêreldAfrikaans
- العالَم السُّفْلي، عالَم المُجْرِمينArabic
- светът на престъпносттаBulgarian
- submundoPortuguese (BR)
- podsvětíCzech
- die UnterweltGerman
- underverdenDanish
- υπόκοσμοςGreek
- hampa, bajos fondosSpanish
- allmaailmEstonian
- دنیای تبهکارانFarsi
- alamaailmaFinnish
- pégreFrench
- הָעוֹלָם הַתַחתוֹןHebrew
- अपराधी-वर्गHindi
- podzemljeCroatian
- alvilágHungarian
- dunia kejahatanIndonesian
- undirheimarIcelandic
- malavitaItalian
- 暗黒街Japanese
- 암흑가Korean
- nusikaltėlių pasaulisLithuanian
- kriminālā pasauleLatvian
- dunia penjenayahanMalay
- onderwereldDutch
- underverdenNorwegian
- świat przestępczyPolish
- دنیای تبهکارانPersian
- هغه دنيا، اّخر: په لويو ښارونو كې دمجرمانو ډلهPashto
- submundoPortuguese
- lumea interlopăRomanian
- преступный мирRussian
- podsvetieSlovak
- podzemljeSlovenian
- podzemljeSerbian
- undre världSwedish
- สังคมของพวกนอกกฎหมายThai
- yeraltı dünyasıTurkish
- 黑社會Chinese (Trad.)
- організована злочинністьUkrainian
- مافيا، غنڈہUrdu
- xã hội đenVietnamese
- 黑社会Chinese (Simp.)
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