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crackdown

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈkɹækdaʊn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K R AE1 K D AW2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

severely repressive actions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: suppression, crushing, quelling, stifling

History

Etymology

Deverbal from crack down.

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قَمْع (qamʕ) — increased enforcement
  • Chinese Cantonese: 鎮壓 /镇压 (zan3 aat3) — increased enforcement
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鎮壓 /镇压 (zhènyā) — increased enforcement
  • Chinese Mandarin: 痛擊 /痛击 (tòngjī) — increased enforcement
  • Chinese Mandarin: 彈壓 /弹压 (tányā) — increased enforcement
  • Dutch: repressie — increased enforcement
  • Dutch: onderdrukking — increased enforcement
  • Esperanto: severaj rimedoj — increased enforcement
  • Esperanto: disciplinigo — increased enforcement
  • Esperanto: drasta kontraŭago — increased enforcement
  • Finnish: kurinpalautus — increased enforcement
  • Finnish: tukahdutus — increased enforcement
  • French: acte de répression — increased enforcement
  • German: hartes Durchgreifen — increased enforcement
  • German: scharfes Vorgehen — increased enforcement
  • German: Razzia — increased enforcement
  • Greek: καταστολή (katastolí) — increased enforcement
  • Greek: πάταξη (pátaxi) — increased enforcement
  • Hebrew: אכיפה מוגברת (akhifá mugbéret) — increased enforcement
  • Indonesian: penggrebekan — increased enforcement
  • Italian: giro di vite — increased enforcement
  • Italian: misura restrittiva — increased enforcement
  • Italian: repressione — increased enforcement
  • Japanese: 弾圧 (dan'atsu) — increased enforcement
  • Korean: 단속 (dansok) — increased enforcement
  • Korean: 탄압 (tanap) — increased enforcement
  • Portuguese: repressão — increased enforcement
  • Russian: разго́н (razgón) — increased enforcement
  • Russian: репре́ссия (représsija) — increased enforcement
  • Russian: примене́ние суро́вых мер (primenénije suróvyx mer) — increased enforcement
  • Spanish: represión — increased enforcement
  • Spanish: opresión — increased enforcement
  • Spanish: supresión — increased enforcement
  • Spanish: campaña contra — increased enforcement
  • Spanish: mano dura — increased enforcement
  • Spanish: ola represiva — increased enforcement
  • Spanish: medidas represivas — increased enforcement
  • Spanish: medidas severas — increased enforcement
  • Spanish: ofensiva — increased enforcement
  • Spanish: aplastamiento — increased enforcement
  • Spanish: medidas enérgicas — increased enforcement
  • Spanish: sojuzgamiento — increased enforcement
  • Swedish: nedslag — increased enforcement
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