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un·der·world  (ndr-wûrld)
n.
1. The part of society that is engaged in and organized for the purpose of crime and vice.
2. A region, realm, or dwelling place conceived to be below the surface of the earth.
3. The opposite side of the earth; the antipodes.
4. Greek & Roman Mythology The world of the dead, located below the world of the living; Hades.
5. Archaic The world beneath the heavens; the earth.
underworld [ˈʌndəˌwɜːld]
n
1.
a.  criminals and their associates considered collectively
b.  (as modifier) underworld connections
2. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek and Roman myth the regions below the earth's surface regarded as the abode of the dead; Hades Related adjs chtonian, chthonic
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Noun1.underworld - the criminal classunderworld - the criminal class                  
social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"
gangdom, gangland, organized crime - underworld organizations
racketeer - someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion)
2.underworld - (religion) the world of the deadunderworld - (religion) the world of the dead; "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis
netherworld, Scheol, Hades, infernal region, Hell
fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings
faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
Acheron, River Acheron - (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon
Cocytus, River Cocytus - (Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron
Lethe, River Lethe - (Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive
River Styx, Styx - (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls
underworld
noun
1. criminals, gangsters, organized crime, gangland (informal), criminal element a wealthy businessman with underworld connections
2. nether world, hell, Hades, the inferno, nether regions, infernal region, abode of the dead Persephone, goddess of the underworld
Related words
adjectives chthonian, chthonic
Translations
underworld [ˈʌndəwɜːld]
A. N
1. (= hell) the underworld → el infierno
2. (criminal) the underworld → el hampa
B. ADJ
1. (= Hadian) → infernal
2. (= criminal) [organization] → delictivo; [personality] → del mundo del hampa; [connections] → con el hampa
underworld [ˈʌndərwɜːrld] n
(criminal) → pègre f
the criminal underworld → la pègre
(MYTHOLOGY) the underworld (= hell) → les enfers mpl
underworld [ˈʌndəˌwɜːld] n the underworld (criminal) → la malavita; (hell) → gli inferi mpl
underworld
n underworld [ˈandəwəːld]
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. onderwêreld العالَم السُّفْلي، عالَم المُجْرِمين светът на престъпността podsvětí underverden die Unterwelt υπόκοσμος hampa, bajos fondos allmaailm دنیای تبهکاران alamaailma pégre הָעוֹלָם הַתַחתוֹן अपराधी-वर्ग podzemlje alvilág undirheimar malavita 暗黒街 암흑가 nusikaltėlių pasaulis kriminālā pasaule dunia penjenayahan onderwereld underverden świat przestępczy submundo lumea interlopă преступный мир podsvetie podzemlje podzemlje undre värld สังคมของพวกนอกกฎหมาย yeraltı dünyası 黑社會 організована злочинність مافيا، غنڈہ xã hội đen 黑社会
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