netherworld
noun
neth·er·world
ˈne-t͟hər-ˌwərld 
1
: the world of the dead
2
: underworld sense 4
the netherworld of deceit … and espionage—
R. M. Nixon
R. M. Nixon3
: no-man's-land sense 2
lost in a bureaucratic netherworld
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the shadowy netherworld of all-night raves
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
But the film comes into its own at almost exactly an hour, as The Man begins the ritual and The Surrender threatens to go full occult gonzo, complete with a charmed circle and a bleak netherworld resembling Lucio Fulci’s 1981 splatter epic The Beyond.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2025
The same netherworld where Julien enjoyed torturing Cortland during his statue days.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2025
All were jarring openings that guided filmgoers into the strange netherworlds tucked away in otherwise normal big cities and small towns.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for netherworld
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“Netherworld.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/netherworld. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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netherworld
noun
neth·er·world
ˈneth-ər-ˌwərld
: the world of the dead
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