hellscape

Noun

hellscape (plural hellscapes)

1. A hellish landscape.
   • a Dantesque hellscape
   • As they crossed the Western Slope toward Utah, the dark began to come down again. The setting sun threw an orange-red glare over a fragmented hellscape that none of them could look at for long; one by one, they followed Bethany's example and pulled their windowshades.1990, Stephen King, “The Langoliers”, in Four Past Midnight
2. (derogatory, figuratively) An exceptionally unpleasant, disagreeable, or harsh place or event.
   • Miley Cyrus just got really honest about the hellscape that was "Hannah Montana"2015 August 14, Chris Eggertsen, “Miley Cyrus just got really honest about the hellscape that was 'Hannah Montana'”, in HitFix, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2015
   • Avoiding a cacophony is a worthy objective, because Australia has managed to largely sidestep the post-truth hellscape the US has endured during the pandemic because politicians, by and large, have chosen to inhabit a universe of shared facts and common messages.2021 February 2, Katharine Murphy, “Scott Morrison must heed the lesson of Donald Trump and slap down Craig Kelly”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2021