underworld Syllabification: (un·der·world)Pronunciation: /ˈəndərˌwərld/Translate underworld | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of underworld noun 1the world of criminals or of organized crime. 2the mythical abode of the dead, imagined as being under the earth. underworld in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of underworld in the British & World English dictionary