Roughshod — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈʌfʃɑːd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈʌfʃɒd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈʌfʃɒd/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈʌfʃɑːd/.

Examples

a barbarous crime
brutal beatings
cruel tortures

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fell barbarous vicious savage heavy-handed brutal cruel

Parts of Speech

adjective	(of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping
adjective	(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering “a barbarous crime”
adjective	unjustly domineering “incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies”

Word Forms

barbarousness	noun	the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
brutality	noun	the trait of extreme cruelty
cruelness	noun	the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
savage	noun	a cruelly rapacious person
savageness	noun	the property of being untamed and ferocious
viciousness	noun	the trait of extreme cruelty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

rücksichtslos

(eines Pferdes) mit Hufeisen mit hervorstehenden Nägeln, um ein Ausrutschen zu verhindern

🇫🇷French

malmené

(d'un cheval) ayant des fers à cheval avec des clous saillants pour éviter de glisser

🇪🇸Spanish

pisotear

(de un caballo) que tiene herraduras con clavos salientes para evitar resbalones

🇮🇹Italian

calpestare

(di cavallo) munito di ferri di cavallo con chiodi sporgenti per evitare scivolamenti

🇳🇱Dutch

ruw

(van een paard) met hoefijzers met uitstekende spijkers om uitglijden te voorkomen

🇵🇹Portuguese

brutalidade

(de um cavalo) ter ferraduras com pregos salientes para evitar escorregar

🇷🇺Russian

грубый

(лошади) имеет подковы с выступающими гвоздями, чтобы предотвратить скольжение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असभ्य

(घोड़े की) फिसलने से रोकने के लिए उभरी हुई कीलों वाली घोड़े की नाल होना

🇧🇩Bengali

মোটামুটি

(একটি ঘোড়ার) স্খলন রোধ করতে প্রজেক্টিং পেরেক সহ ঘোড়ার জুতো থাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

முரட்டுத்தனமான

(ஒரு குதிரையின்) நழுவுவதைத் தடுக்க நகங்களைக் கொண்ட குதிரைக் காலணிகளைக் கொண்டிருத்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

కఠినమైన

(గుర్రం) జారిపోకుండా ఉండటానికి ప్రొజెక్ట్ చేసే గోళ్ళతో గుర్రపుడెక్కలను కలిగి ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

खडबडीत

(घोड्याचे) घसरणे टाळण्यासाठी प्रोजेक्टिंग नखे असलेले घोड्याचे नाल

🇮🇳Gujarati

રફશોડ

(ઘોડાના) લપસતા અટકાવવા પ્રોજેક્ટિંગ નખ સાથે ઘોડાની નાળ હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒರಟು

(ಕುದುರೆಯ) ಜಾರಿಬೀಳುವುದನ್ನು ತಡೆಯಲು ಉಗುರುಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರಕ್ಷೇಪಿಸುವ ಕುದುರೆಗಾಡಿಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരുക്കൻ

(ഒരു കുതിരയുടെ) വഴുതിപ്പോകുന്നത് തടയാൻ പ്രൊജക്റ്റിംഗ് നഖങ്ങളുള്ള കുതിരപ്പട

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੋਟਾਪਾ

(ਘੋੜੇ ਦਾ) ਫਿਸਲਣ ਤੋਂ ਰੋਕਣ ਲਈ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਨਹੁੰਆਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਘੋੜਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਨਾੜੀ ਰੱਖਣੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

کچرا

(گھوڑے کا) پھسلنے سے بچنے کے لئے پیش کرنے والے ناخن کے ساتھ گھوڑوں کی نالیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粗暴

（马的）马蹄铁上有突出的钉子以防止滑倒

🇯🇵Japanese

荒っぽい

（馬の）滑りを防ぐために釘が突き出た蹄鉄を持っていること

🇰🇷Korean

거친

(말의) 미끄러짐을 방지하기 위해 못이 튀어나온 말굽이 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giày thô ráp

(về ngựa) có móng ngựa có đinh nhô ra để chống trượt

🇹🇭Thai

หยาบกร้าน

(ของม้า) มีเกือกม้ามีตะปูยื่นออกมาเพื่อป้องกันการลื่นไถล

🇮🇩Indonesian

kasar

(kuda) yang mempunyai tapal kuda dengan paku yang menonjol agar tidak tergelincir

🇵🇭Filipino

magaspang na sapatos

(ng kabayo) pagkakaroon ng mga horseshoes na may mga pako na nakaukit upang maiwasan ang pagdulas

🇲🇾Malay

kasar

(dari kuda) mempunyai ladam dengan paku yang menonjol untuk mengelakkan tergelincir

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خشن

(الفرس) له نعال ذات أظفار لمنع الانزلاق

🇮🇷Persian

ناهموار

(از اسب) داشتن نعل با میخ های بیرون زده برای جلوگیری از لیز خوردن

🇹🇷Turkish

kayarlı

(at için) kaymayı önlemek için çıkıntılı çivileri olan at nalları olan

🇮🇱Hebrew

גסה

(של סוס) בעל פרסות עם מסמרים בולטים למניעת החלקה

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The primary meaning of 'roughshod' is '(of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping'.

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Using 'roughshod' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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