Rampant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unrestrained and violent

rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈæmpənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈampənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈampənt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈæmpənt/.

Examples

rampant aggression
a lion rampant
a rampant growth of weeds

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rearing

Parts of Speech

adjective	unrestrained and violent “rampant aggression”
adjective	rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile “a lion rampant”
adjective	(of a plant) having a lush and unchecked growth “a rampant growth of weeds”

Word Forms

ramp

verb

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

weit verbreitet

hemmungslos und gewalttätig

🇪🇸Spanish

desenfrenado

desenfrenado y violento

🇮🇹Italian

dilagante

sfrenato e violento

🇳🇱Dutch

ongebreideld

ongeremd en gewelddadig

🇵🇹Portuguese

desenfreado

desenfreado e violento

🇷🇺Russian

безудержный

безудержный и жестокий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनियंत्रित

बेलगाम और हिंसक

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যাপক

অসংযত এবং হিংস্র

🇮🇳Tamil

பரவலான

கட்டுப்பாடற்ற மற்றும் வன்முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రబలంగా

అనియంత్రిత మరియు హింసాత్మక

🇮🇳Marathi

सर्रासपणे

अनियंत्रित आणि हिंसक

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રચંડ

અનિયંત્રિત અને હિંસક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತಿರೇಕದ

ಅನಿಯಂತ್ರಿತ ಮತ್ತು ಹಿಂಸಾತ್ಮಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യാപകമായ

അനിയന്ത്രിതവും അക്രമാസക്തവും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਆਪਕ

ਬੇਰੋਕ ਅਤੇ ਹਿੰਸਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

بڑے پیمانے پر

بے لگام اور متشدد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

猖獗

无节制且暴力

🇯🇵Japanese

横行する

抑制がなく暴力的

🇰🇷Korean

맹렬한

통제되지 않고 폭력적이다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hung hăng

không kiềm chế và bạo lực

🇹🇭Thai

อาละวาด

ไม่ถูกควบคุมและรุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

merajalela

tidak terkendali dan penuh kekerasan

🇵🇭Filipino

laganap

walang pigil at marahas

🇲🇾Malay

berleluasa

tidak terkawal dan ganas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منتشر

غير مقيد وعنيف

🇮🇷Persian

شایع

بی بند و بار و خشن

🇹🇷Turkish

başıboş

kontrolsüz ve şiddetli

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִשׁתוֹלֵל

חסר מעצורים ואלים

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