Fugitive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fjˈuːdʒᵻtˌɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/fjˈuːdʒɪtˌɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fjˈuːdʒɪtˌɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /fjˈuːdʒᵻtˌɪv/.

Examples

fugitives from the sweatshops
a fleeting glance
fugitive hours

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fugitive from justice momentaneous runaway fleeting momentary fleer

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who flees from an uncongenial situation “fugitives from the sweatshops”
noun	someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
adjective	lasting for a markedly brief time “a fleeting glance”

Word Forms

run away	verb	flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
flee	verb	run away quickly
fleetingness	noun	the property of lasting for a very short time
moment	noun	an indefinitely short time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Flüchtling

jemand, der aus einer unangenehmen Situation flieht

🇫🇷French

fugitif

quelqu'un qui fuit une situation peu agréable

🇪🇸Spanish

fugitivo

alguien que huye de una situación desagradable

🇮🇹Italian

fuggitivo

qualcuno che fugge da una situazione poco congeniale

🇳🇱Dutch

voortvluchtig

iemand die vlucht voor een onaangename situatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

fugitivo

alguém que foge de uma situação desagradável

🇷🇺Russian

беглец

тот, кто бежит из неприятной ситуации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भगोड़ा

कोई व्यक्ति जो विषम परिस्थिति से भाग जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পলাতক

এমন কেউ যে একটি অসঙ্গত পরিস্থিতি থেকে পালিয়ে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

தப்பியோடிய

இணக்கமற்ற சூழ்நிலையிலிருந்து தப்பியோடிய ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

పారిపోయిన

అసహ్యకరమైన పరిస్థితి నుండి పారిపోయే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

फरारी

कोणीतरी जो अप्रासंगिक परिस्थितीतून पळून जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભાગેડુ

કોઈ એવી વ્યક્તિ જે બિનજરૂરી પરિસ્થિતિમાંથી ભાગી જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಲಾಯನಗೈದ

ಅಸಹಜ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಿಂದ ಪಲಾಯನ ಮಾಡುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പലായനം

അനുചിതമായ ഒരു സാഹചര്യത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഓടിപ്പോകുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਗੌੜਾ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਗੈਰ-ਜੁਗਤ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਤੋਂ ਭੱਜਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مفرور

کوئی جو غیر معمولی صورتحال سے بھاگتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

逃亡者

逃离不适宜的处境的人

🇯🇵Japanese

逃亡者

不都合な状況から逃げる人

🇰🇷Korean

도망자

불리한 상황에서 도망치는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ chạy trốn

một người chạy trốn khỏi một tình huống không thể chấp nhận được

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ลี้ภัย

คนที่หนีจากสถานการณ์ที่ไม่เป็นมิตร

🇮🇩Indonesian

buronan

seseorang yang melarikan diri dari situasi yang tidak menyenangkan

🇵🇭Filipino

takas

isang taong tumakas mula sa isang hindi kanais-nais na sitwasyon

🇲🇾Malay

pelarian

seseorang yang melarikan diri dari keadaan yang tidak menyenangkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هارب

شخص يهرب من وضع غير مناسب

🇮🇷Persian

فراری

کسی که از یک موقعیت نامناسب فرار می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

firari

hoş olmayan bir durumdan kaçan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִמלָט

מישהו שבורח ממצב לא נעים

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The primary meaning of 'fugitive' is 'someone who flees from an uncongenial situation'.

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