Rowdy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a cruel and brutal fellow

disturbing the public peace; loud and rough

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈaʊdi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈaʊdi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈaʊdi/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈaʊdi/.

Examples

a raucous party
rowdy teenagers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bully roughneck ruffian yobo hooligan yobbo tough raucous yob

Parts of Speech

noun	a cruel and brutal fellow
adjective	disturbing the public peace; loud and rough “a raucous party”

Word Forms

bully	verb	discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
ruffianly	adjective	violent and lawless
rowdiness	noun	rowdy behavior

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

chahuteur

un homme cruel et brutal

🇪🇸Spanish

ruidoso

un tipo cruel y brutal

🇮🇹Italian

turbolento

un tipo crudele e brutale

🇳🇱Dutch

baldadig

een wrede en brutale kerel

🇵🇹Portuguese

turbulento

um sujeito cruel e brutal

🇷🇺Russian

шумный

жестокий и жестокий парень

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपद्रवी

एक क्रूर और क्रूर साथी

🇧🇩Bengali

উচ্ছৃঙ্খল

একজন নিষ্ঠুর এবং নৃশংস ব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

ரவுடி

ஒரு கொடூரமான மற்றும் மிருகத்தனமான சக

🇮🇳Telugu

రౌడీ

క్రూరమైన మరియు క్రూరమైన సహచరుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

उग्र

एक क्रूर आणि क्रूर माणूस

🇮🇳Gujarati

તોફાની

એક ક્રૂર અને ઘાતકી સાથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ರೌಡಿ

ಕ್ರೂರ ಮತ್ತು ಕ್ರೂರ ಸಹೋದ್ಯೋಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റൗഡി

ക്രൂരനും ക്രൂരനുമായ ഒരു സുഹൃത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੋਹੀ

ਇੱਕ ਬੇਰਹਿਮ ਅਤੇ ਬੇਰਹਿਮ ਸਾਥੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدمعاش

ایک ظالم اور سفاک آدمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吵闹的

一个残酷而残暴的家伙

🇯🇵Japanese

乱暴な

残酷で残忍な奴

🇰🇷Korean

떠들썩한 사람

잔인하고 잔인한 놈

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ồn ào

một người độc ác và tàn bạo

🇹🇭Thai

นักเลง

เพื่อนที่โหดร้ายและโหดร้าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

gaduh

orang yang kejam dan brutal

🇵🇭Filipino

magulo

isang malupit at brutal na kapwa

🇲🇾Malay

gaduh

seorang yang kejam dan kejam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مشاكس

زميل قاسي ووحشي

🇮🇷Persian

داد و بیداد

یک هموطن بی رحم و بی رحم

🇹🇷Turkish

kabadayı

zalim ve acımasız bir arkadaş

🇮🇱Hebrew

רַעֲשָׁנִי

בחור אכזרי ואכזרי

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