raise hell

1. 1.

   take strong and forceful action, as to object or express discontent

   “She raised hell when she found out that she wold not be hired again”

   Synonymsmake a stinkraise a stink

   Broaderobject

Questions about raise hell

What does raise hell mean?

raise hell means "take strong and forceful action, as to object or express discontent".

What is another word for raise hell?

Close synonyms include make a stink, raise a stink. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.