hell-bent

See also: hellbent

English

Etymology

hell +‎ bent (“determined”)

Pronunciation

(US, UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛlˌbɛnt/
Audio (UK) (file)

Adjective

hell-bent (comparative more hell-bent, superlative most hell-bent)

(transitive with on) Recklessly determined to do or achieve something
He was hell-bent on coming first, no matter what.

Synonym: dead set

Alternative forms

Derived terms

hell-bent for leather

Translations

recklessly determined to do or achieve something

Bulgarian: заинатен (bg) (zainaten), настървен (bg) (nastǎrven), готов на всичко (gotov na vsičko)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 拼命的
Czech: odhodlaný m, pevně odhodlaný m
Dutch: vastbesloten (nl)
Finnish: jääräpäinen (fi)
French: acharné (fr)

German: versessen (de), versteift (de), unerbittlich (de)
Italian: caparbio (it), ostinato (it) m, determinato (it) m
Maori: waweruka, waweroka
Persian: لجوج‎ (fa) (lajuj)
Russian: готовый на всё (gotovyj na vsjó)
Swedish: fast besluten

See also

hellbender

References

“hell-bent” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.

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