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Thug

noun/θˈʌɡ/
Definition
an aggressive and violent young criminal
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/θˈʌɡ/
🇬🇧British English
/θˈʌɡ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/θˈʌɡ/
1 syllable Say it as /θˈʌɡ/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
strong-armverbhandle roughly
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Schurke
ein aggressiver und gewalttätiger junger Krimineller
🇫🇷French
voyou
un jeune criminel agressif et violent
🇪🇸Spanish
matón
un joven criminal agresivo y violento
🇮🇹Italian
delinquente
un giovane criminale aggressivo e violento
🇳🇱Dutch
misdadiger
een agressieve en gewelddadige jonge crimineel
🇵🇹Portuguese
bandido
um jovem criminoso agressivo e violento
🇷🇺Russian
бандит
агрессивный и жестокий молодой преступник
India
🇮🇳Hindi
हत्यारा
एक आक्रामक और हिंसक युवा अपराधी
🇧🇩Bengali
ঠগ
একজন আক্রমণাত্মক এবং হিংস্র তরুণ অপরাধী
🇮🇳Tamil
குண்டர்
ஒரு ஆக்கிரமிப்பு மற்றும் வன்முறை இளம் குற்றவாளி
🇮🇳Telugu
పోకిరి
దూకుడు మరియు హింసాత్మక యువ నేరస్థుడు
🇮🇳Marathi
ठग
एक आक्रमक आणि हिंसक तरुण गुन्हेगार
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઠગ
એક આક્રમક અને હિંસક યુવાન ગુનેગાર
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕೊಲೆಗಡುಕ
ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಹಿಂಸಾತ್ಮಕ ಯುವ ಅಪರಾಧಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തെമ്മാടി
ആക്രമണകാരിയും അക്രമാസക്തനുമായ ഒരു യുവ കുറ്റവാളി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਠੱਗ
ਇੱਕ ਹਮਲਾਵਰ ਅਤੇ ਹਿੰਸਕ ਨੌਜਵਾਨ ਅਪਰਾਧੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
ٹھگ
ایک جارحانہ اور پرتشدد نوجوان مجرم
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
暴徒
一个好斗且暴力的年轻罪犯
🇯🇵Japanese
凶悪犯
攻撃的で暴力的な若い犯罪者
🇰🇷Korean
자객
공격적이고 폭력적인 젊은 범죄자
🇻🇳Vietnamese
du côn
một tên tội phạm trẻ tuổi hung hãn và bạo lực
🇹🇭Thai
อันธพาล
อาชญากรหนุ่มผู้ก้าวร้าวและรุนแรง
🇮🇩Indonesian
membunuh
seorang penjahat muda yang agresif dan kejam
🇵🇭Filipino
magnanakaw
isang agresibo at marahas na batang kriminal
🇲🇾Malay
samseng
penjenayah muda yang agresif dan ganas
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
سفاح
شاب مجرم عدواني وعنيف
🇮🇷Persian
اراذل و اوباش
یک جنایتکار جوان پرخاشگر و خشن
🇹🇷Turkish
haydut
saldırgan ve şiddetli genç bir suçlu
🇮🇱Hebrew
בִּריוֹן
פושע צעיר אגרסיבי ואלים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'thug'?
The primary meaning of 'thug' is 'an aggressive and violent young criminal'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'thug' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'thug' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'thug' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'thug' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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