underworld
Meaning
- The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.
- That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice, and particularly those involved in organized crime.
- The portion of a game that is set below ground.
Opposite of
overworld
Synonyms
realm of the dead
Scheol
infernal region
lower ranks of society
place of departed spirits
the grave
the lower world
criminal world
natherworld
lower world
kingdom of the dead
the belly of hell
Translations
Unterwelt
υπόκοσμος
inframundo
submundo
enfer
malavitaFrequency
Etymology
From under- + world.
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