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noun
unruly, aggressive behavior; behavior associated with hooligans
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: vandalism, malicious mischief
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: destruction, devastation, mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan
History
Etymology tree English hooligan Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English hooliganism From hooligan + -ism.
Across languages
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
