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- Dictionaryhellion/ˈhɛljən/
noun
- 1. a rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child. informal North American
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noun [ C ] US informal uk / ˈhel.i.ən / us / ˈhel.jən / Add to word list. someone who causes a lot of trouble: Some children are very cute and sweet as infants but turn into hellions once they become toddlers. We're sure that the hellions who hang around the park are responsible for the broken window. Fewer examples.
: a troublesome or mischievous person. Synonyms. devil. imp. mischief. monkey. rapscallion. rascal. rogue. scamp. urchin. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of hellion in a Sentence. My children can act like little hellions when they're bored. the little hellions were tearing through the house squirting their water pistols.
A hellion is someone who makes mischief or gets into trouble. You might refer to the kids you babysit as a bunch of hellions if they regularly refuse to go to bed, instead staging massive pillow fights.
a rough or rowdy person, esp a child; troublemaker. Also called: heller. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C19: probably from dialect hallion rogue, of unknown origin. Word Frequency. hellion in American English. (ˈhɛljən ) US. noun. Informal. a person fond of deviltry; mischievous troublemaker; rascal.
Definition of hellion noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Hellion definition: a disorderly, troublesome, rowdy, or mischievous person.. See examples of HELLION used in a sentence.
Define hellion. hellion synonyms, hellion pronunciation, hellion translation, English dictionary definition of hellion. n. A mischievous, troublesome, or unruly person.
a rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child. Example sentences. One minute she would sound like a wounded angel, the next like a streetwise hellion. I thought Mrs. E. was one of the prettiest, nicest adults I'd ever met, and days when her teenage daughter helped out with all us little hellions were extra special.
Hellion definition: . See examples of HELLION used in a sentence.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun hellion. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in North American English.
