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perdition

noun

pər-ˈdi-shən

Definition of perdition

as in hell

the place of punishment for the wicked after death simple stupidity is not enough to doom one to perdition

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Recent Examples of perdition California policymakers continue to make laws and allow regulators to contrive rules that make California a land of perdition rather than destination for enterprise because they have been captured by left-of-center interests. — Kerry Jackson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025 Yet, the measure was promptly shuffled into the House Rules Committee, where it could be buried to perdition. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025 Appropriately for a fantasy of perdition suited to this nihilistic century, the logic of eternal punishment remains opaque. — Elisa Gonzalez, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025 The perdition market did not respond to Newsweek's request for comment asking if an announcement like FanDuel's would follow. — Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for perdition

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Instead Justine shows up to slit his throat and take the baby from him, leaving him for dead; the child winds up disappearing with Holtz into a hell dimension.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
Desperate to believe his life is about to change, Tommy steals Wayne’s car and begins driving his band from Kansas City to Los Angeles, hell bent on getting there in three days.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of hell

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Hiding underneath a desk in a classroom was an 8-foot python, which fire officials say started the inferno.

— Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026
The inferno that follows, as the betrayer’s dragon sets fire to both armies and then Tumbleton itself, will be rendered with both practical flames and CGI.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

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