underworld
/ˈʌndərwɜːrld/
noun
- The world of criminals and organized crime; the part of society involved in illegal activities.
- Informants provided the police with valuable information about the underworld's operations.
- The movie tells the story of a young man drawn into the underworld of drug trafficking.
- The detective spent years infiltrating the city's criminal underworld.
- In mythology and religion, the place where spirits of the dead are believed to live; the afterlife realm of the dead.
- In ancient Greek myths, Hades ruled the underworld where souls went after death.
- The ancient Egyptians believed the underworld was a place of judgment and rebirth.
- Many cultures have stories of heroes traveling to the underworld to rescue a loved one.