nether world

or nether·world

noun

1. the infernal regions; hell.
2. the afterworld, or the hereafter.

nether world

noun

1. the world after death; the underworld
2. hell
3. a criminal underworld

Word History and Origins

Origin of nether world¹

First recorded in 1630–40

Example Sentences

In going after the widest audience possible, “Bros” may have fallen into a marketplace nether world — too straight for gay audiences, and too gay for straight ones, some analysts posited.

From New York Times

Henceforth our work is to be a sealed book to her, till at least such time as we can tell her that all is finished, and the earth free from a monster of the nether world.

From Literature

That they exist in a nether world of pure sex, without all the domestic thrill kills of bills, groceries, kids, and mortgages.

From Slate

In the manifesto’s unforgettable words: “A society that has conjured up such gigantic means of production and of exchange, is like the sorcerer who is no longer able to control the powers of the nether world whom he has called up by his spells.”

From The Guardian

Others were sucked into a nether world of buying the same pills on the black market or switching to heroin to meet the craving for ever higher doses.

From The Guardian