dark world
Place without illumination
A dark world is a hidden realm of illegal or morally transgressive activity—the criminal underworld, black markets, or shadowy networks operating beneath society's surface: He got pulled into the dark world of human trafficking.
In video games and fantasy, a dark world is a corrupted or sinister parallel dimension, often mirroring the normal world but twisted: Link must travel between the light world and the dark world.
The phrase emphasizes concealment and danger, whether literal or metaphorical.
- shadowLight blocked by object
- shadow realmDark parallel dimension
- underworldRealm of the departed
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
- realmGoverned territory or sphere
nightmare · gloom · eternal night · pitch black · sinister · evil · lost souls · netherworld · haunted · occult · hellscape · void · twilight · demonic · cursed · forbidden · obscure · hidden
- game levelsbonus level, tutorial level, secret level, final stage, bonus stage
- other realmsotherworld, netherworld, shadow realm, dream realm, alternate reality
- shadow realmsshadow realm, netherworld, nether realm, nightmare realm, shades