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hellion

/ˈhɛliən/

hellion noun: an unruly, rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child.

Noun

hellion (plural hellions)

  1. An unruly, rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child.
  2. An evil person.
  3. The larva of the dobsonfly.
    Synonyms:
    hellgramite

Adjective

hellion (not comparable)

  1. Cursed, ill-fated.

hellion meaning in Tamil and Bengali

hellion in Tamil

குறும்புக் குழந்தை

hellion in Bengali

একজন অবাধ্য, উচ্ছৃঙ্খল, দুষ্টু ব্যক্তি, একজন দুষ্ট ব্যক্তি, অভিশপ্ত, দুর্ভাগা

Synonyms of hellion

Forms of hellion

pluralhellions

Origin of hellion

An alteration, under the influence of hell, of northern English/Scottish dialectal hallion (“scamp, worthless fellow”), of unknown origin.

Words that rhyme with hellion

Questions about hellion

What does hellion mean?
Hellion means an unruly, rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child.
What is hellion in Tamil?
Hellion in Tamil is குறும்புக் குழந்தை. See Hellion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hellion?
Hellion can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce hellion?
Hellion is pronounced /ˈhɛliən/.
What is the plural of hellion?
The plural of hellion is hellions.

Words near hellion in the dictionary

  1. Hellingly
  2. Hellings
  3. Hellings and Downs curve
  4. Hellings and Downs curves
  5. Hellings-Downs curve
  6. hellion
  7. hellions
  8. hellish
  9. hellishly
  10. hellishness
  11. hellishnesses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hellion (page history and authors); hellion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hellion (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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