1. a nightmarish or extremely unpleasant landscape or environment; a place or situation resembling hell
Usage: informal; often used in fiction, gaming, and descriptive writing

Examples

• The war-torn city had become a hellscape of rubble and destruction.
• In the video game, players must navigate a hellscape filled with monsters and lava.
• After the disaster, the once-beautiful town looked like a hellscape.
• The author described the dystopian future as a barren hellscape.
• The abandoned factory was a hellscape of rusted machinery and decay.
• Climate change could transform fertile regions into hellscapes if left unchecked.