underworld

About 2.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.

   In Hindu scriptures, the four-eyed dogs Śārvara and Śyāma guard the underworld's entrance.

2. noun That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice, and particularly those involved in organized crime.

   A disproportionate amount of local politicians have connections to the underworld.

3. noun The portion of a game that is set below ground.

Similar words

netherworld hell hades hel infernal region scheol afterlife environment mafia gangster

Often followed by

of and in to is was as figures that

Word family

underworlds