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Raucous

adjective/ɹˈɔːkəs/
Definition
unpleasantly loud and harsh
disturbing the public peace; loud and rough
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɹˈɔːkəs/
🇬🇧British English
/ɹˈɔːkəs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɹˈɔːkəs/
2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɔːkəs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectiveunpleasantly loud and harsh
adjectivedisturbing the public peace; loud and rough
“a raucous party”
Word Forms
stridencenounhaving the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound
rowdinessnounrowdy behavior
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
laut
unangenehm laut und hart
🇫🇷French
rauque
désagréablement bruyant et dur
🇪🇸Spanish
estridente
desagradablemente ruidoso y áspero
🇮🇹Italian
rauco
spiacevolmente forte e aspro
🇳🇱Dutch
rauw
onaangenaam luid en hard
🇵🇹Portuguese
estridente
desagradavelmente alto e áspero
🇷🇺Russian
хриплый
неприятно громко и резко
India
🇮🇳Hindi
फटा
अप्रिय रूप से तेज़ और कठोर
🇧🇩Bengali
কৌতুকপূর্ণ
অপ্রীতিকরভাবে জোরে এবং কঠোর
🇮🇳Tamil
முரட்டுத்தனமான
விரும்பத்தகாத உரத்த மற்றும் கடுமையான
🇮🇳Telugu
మొరటుగా
అసహ్యకరమైన బిగ్గరగా మరియు కఠినమైన
🇮🇳Marathi
कर्कश
अप्रियपणे जोरात आणि कठोर
🇮🇳Gujarati
કર્કશ
અપ્રિય રીતે મોટેથી અને કઠોર
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಠೋರವಾದ
ಅಹಿತಕರವಾಗಿ ಜೋರಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕಠಿಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പരുക്കൻ
അരോചകമായി ഉച്ചത്തിലുള്ളതും പരുഷവുമായ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਹਾਸੋਹੀਣੀ
ਕੋਝਾ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਉੱਚੀ ਅਤੇ ਕਠੋਰ
🇵🇰Urdu
بدتمیز
ناخوشگوار طور پر بلند اور سخت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
沙哑
令人不快的响亮和刺耳
🇯🇵Japanese
騒々しい
不快なほどうるさくて厳しい
🇰🇷Korean
소란스러운
불쾌하게 시끄럽고 거칠다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
khàn khàn
ồn ào và khắc nghiệt một cách khó chịu
🇹🇭Thai
แหบ
ดังและรุนแรงอย่างไม่เป็นที่พอใจ
🇮🇩Indonesian
parau
sangat keras dan kasar
🇵🇭Filipino
maingay
hindi kanais-nais na malakas at malupit
🇲🇾Malay
rakus
bunyi yang tidak menyenangkan dan keras
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
صاخب
بصوت عال وقاس بشكل غير سارة
🇮🇷Persian
خشن
به طرز ناخوشایندی بلند و خشن
🇹🇷Turkish
kısık
rahatsız edici derecede gürültülü ve sert
🇮🇱Hebrew
צָרוּד
רועש וקשה בצורה לא נעימה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'raucous'?
The primary meaning of 'raucous' is 'unpleasantly loud and harsh'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'raucous' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'raucous' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'raucous' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'raucous' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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