Synonym of hell in a handbasket

disaster catastrophe calamity tragedy cataclysm adversity misfortune mishap ruin accident trouble apocalypse blow debacle ruination setback affliction contretemps difficulty holocaust problem reversal reverse tribulation woe bale blight buffet casualty emergency exigency misadventure mischance shock bane distress hazard mishanter stroke undoing abyss collapse crash depression fall farce flood grief harm slip upset heavy blow reverse of fortune bad luck stroke of ill luck act of God hard luck fell stroke bad news ill luck hot water rough situation the worst shit show trial hardship failure misery destruction burden bummer pain sorrow disappointment knock ill stroke of bad luck scourge curse vicissitude torment devastation car crash whammy crisis ordeal loss hitch travail cross suffering destitution drag hassle bad break downfall upheaval tough luck wreck meltdown injury downer penury hurt plague lapse waterloo end of the world ill fortune annoyance cross to bear dire straits evil snag wretchedness doom poverty crunch privation torture worry indigence fiasco infliction detriment Armageddon disadvantage hard times defeat beggary rotten luck blunder issue mistake check trauma curtains nuisance perdition infelicity havoc damage hard knocks agony struggle unpleasantness inconvenience mishappening unfortunate incident heartbreak deprivation discomfort want need headache breakdown letdown holy mess unholy mess impoverishment straits day of reckoning nightmare bad experience extinction ill-fortune reversal of fortune rigor travails rigour bitter pill convulsion insolvency pestilence doomsday desolation visitation rout disturbance bad thing armageddon horror frustration bother nakba pest bankruptcy collision evil fortune evil chance annihilation decimation jolt vexation non-success carnage heartache nuclear holocaust tumult nemesis comedown irritation sadness pileup smash unfortunate occurrence hell persecution poison austerity Judgment Day body blow pauperdom fender-bender asperity hardness jam danger grievance albatross end times lack kick in the teeth sad event financial ruin ill-luck trials and tribulations tough break can of worms hard time dreadful thing awful thing terrible thing mutual assured destruction World War III punishment disintegration decay retribution worst error cost flooding vengeance penalty failing faux pas discouragement double trouble load befalling flounder mischanter commotion lack of success jar hold-up miscalculation difficulties drama unhappiness unluckiness boo-boo ill-treatment total smashup ill chance devastating blow humiliation lot dolor blue ruin down dud unpredictable outcome uphill predicament pickle pinch disbenefit one in the eye complication menace anguish sordidness throe scrape bad trip ragnarok stack-up crack-up wrack-up cancer bath big trouble severe test trying time canker excruciation rear-ender awkward moment Gehenna murder repulse rack ticklish spot turnabout vanquishment conquering bad fortune strait bombshell surprise oppression grievous blow death brutality cruelty mischief act of cruelty neediness bête noire despair bête noir fatal attraction thunderbolt impecuniousness impecuniosity serious accident indebtedness liquidation trials evildoing disgruntlement toil peril labor drudgery labour ills fatigue Apocalypse Final Judgment let-down judgement day debt dolour stress financial distress uphill battle Herculean task rainy day clutch hurting jinx skids Chapter 11 administration receivership anxiety rude awakening knock-back source of distress destituteness waste harsh conditions mendicity pauperism unluck dole deep water bolt from the blue bolt out of the blue despoliation economic failure hell on earth pain in the rear tough situation pain in the backside evil eye pain in the neck pain in the bum kiss of death slaughter demolition wastage mincemeat wreckage extermination ravage obliteration demolishment shame Ragnarok conflagration eschaton ravagement bad trot financial failure crime vandalism dilapidation sin rack and ruin disgrace crying shame cause for regret cause for disappointment sad thing pity source of regret sad situation unfortunate thing prang smash-up road traffic accident car accident multiple collision traffic accident RTA pile-up road accident multiple crash strain encumbrance drain haplessness millstone crucible exertion test weight unfortunateness untowardness harshness grind severity battle plight gauntlet tension fire impasse demands gantlet crux painfulness aggravation difficult task tall order pressure uphill struggle tough grind tough assignment endeavor effort endeavour rotten break devil's own luck hard cheese raw deal disease slog necessity long haul hard work disquiet cumber angst malice condition martyrdom agitation passion calvary heat thorn in the flesh challenge inclemency intolerance obduracy roughness crucifixion care disorder wronging stormy seas urgency difficult time troubles double whammy hard knock confusion derangement outburst traumatization strife difficult going hard going quandary conflict dilemma duress rough going pressure cooker irritant burdens exertions quagmire extremity botheration hydra exasperation besetment knot muddle thorn in one's side drawback obstacle barricade sweat deadlock mess stew nervous tension pressure of work overthrow hiccup glitch hurdle hindrance impediment barrier ruthlessness embarrassment harassment rough seas inhumanity delay obstruction holdup holdback handicap savagery a stew a jam a scrape a spot a hole a fix dead end a pickle crimp trammel inefficacy unseating deposition ousting vanquishing conquest toppling block cramp bafflement overturn end elimination debasement relentlessness catch-22 hang-up Waterloo labefaction exactingness stumbling block trip destroyer omission last straw loss of power stumble misstep bad omen flaw fumble final straw fault subversion spanner in the works piece of bad luck bit of trouble fly in the ointment monkey wrench toughness acerbity severeness

Hellin's law Hellin-Zeleny law hellion hellions hellish hellhounds hellhound hellholes hellhole hell-for-leather hell for leather