hell-bent
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɛlˌbɛnt/
Etymology
From hell (“in a manner that uses all of the strength, speed, or effort that a person can summon”) + bent (“determined, insistent”), that is, in the sense “determined like hell”.
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