n. The worst possible situation, person, or thing; something extremely bad, boring, or depressing; -- always used with the; as, cleaning the house is the pits. [ Slang ] [ PJC ]
(n) any place of pain and turmoil, Syn. snake pit, hell on earth, hellhole, the pits, inferno, Example:the hell of battle; the inferno of the engine room; when you're alone Christmas is the pits