Rash — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any red eruption of the skin

a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈæʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈaʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈaʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈæʃ/.

Examples

a rash of bank robberies
a blizzard of lawsuits
do something rash that he will forever repent

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

roseola reckless blizzard skin rash foolhardy heady efflorescence

Parts of Speech

noun	any red eruption of the skin
noun	a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences “a rash of bank robberies”
adjective	imprudently incurring risk; - George Meredith “do something rash that he will forever repent”
adjective	marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; ; -Macaulay “foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker”

Word Forms

rashness	noun	the trait of acting rashly and without prudence
foolhardiness	noun	the trait of giving little thought to danger
head	noun	the front of a military formation or procession
recklessness	noun	the trait of giving little thought to danger

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ausschlag

jeder rote Ausschlag der Haut

🇫🇷French

éruption cutanée

toute éruption rouge de la peau

🇪🇸Spanish

erupción

cualquier erupción roja de la piel

🇮🇹Italian

eruzione cutanea

qualsiasi eruzione rossa della pelle

🇳🇱Dutch

uitslag

elke rode uitbarsting van de huid

🇵🇹Portuguese

irritação na pele

qualquer erupção vermelha da pele

🇷🇺Russian

сыпь

любые красные высыпания на коже

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खरोंच

त्वचा पर कोई भी लाल चकत्ते

🇧🇩Bengali

ফুসকুড়ি

ত্বকের কোনো লাল বিস্ফোরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

சொறி

தோல் எந்த சிவப்பு வெடிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

దద్దుర్లు

చర్మం యొక్క ఏదైనా ఎర్రటి విస్ఫోటనం

🇮🇳Marathi

पुरळ

त्वचेचा कोणताही लाल स्फोट

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફોલ્લીઓ

ત્વચાનો કોઈપણ લાલ વિસ્ફોટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ದದ್ದು

ಚರ್ಮದ ಯಾವುದೇ ಕೆಂಪು ದದ್ದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചുണങ്ങു

ചർമ്മത്തിൻ്റെ ഏതെങ്കിലും ചുവന്ന പൊട്ടിത്തെറി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੱਫੜ

ਚਮੜੀ ਦਾ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਲਾਲ ਫਟਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ددورا

جلد کا کوئی بھی سرخ پھٹنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

皮疹

皮肤出现任何红疹

🇯🇵Japanese

発疹

皮膚の赤い発疹

🇰🇷Korean

발진

피부의 붉은 발진

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phát ban

bất kỳ phát ban đỏ nào của da

🇹🇭Thai

ผื่น

การปะทุของผิวหนังสีแดง

🇮🇩Indonesian

ruam

setiap erupsi merah pada kulit

🇵🇭Filipino

pantal

anumang pulang pagsabog ng balat

🇲🇾Malay

ruam

sebarang letusan merah pada kulit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متسرع

أي طفح جلدي أحمر

🇮🇷Persian

کهیر

هر گونه جوش قرمز پوست

🇹🇷Turkish

döküntü

ciltte herhangi bir kırmızı döküntü

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּרִיחָה

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