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PRONUNCIATION OF AFOUL

afoul  [əˈfaʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFOUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Afoul can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES AFOUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of afoul in the English dictionary

The definition of afoul in the dictionary is in or into a state of difficulty, confusion, or conflict. Other definition of afoul is in or into an entanglement or collision.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFOUL


batfowl
ˈbætˌfaʊl
befoul
bɪˈfaʊl
defoul
dɪˈfaʊl
foul
faʊl
fowl
faʊl
garefowl
ˈɡɛəˌfaʊl
heathfowl
ˈhiːθˌfaʊl
moorfowl
ˈmʊəˌfaʊl
overfoul
ˌəʊvəˈfaʊl
peafowl
ˈpiːˌfaʊl
seafowl
ˈsiːˌfaʊl
waterfowl
ˈwɔːtəˌfaʊl
wildfowl
ˈwaɪldˌfaʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFOUL

aflame
aflatoxin
afloat
aflutter
AFM
AFN
AFNOR
afocal
afoot
afore
aforehand
aforementioned
aforesaid
aforethought
aforetime
afp
AFRAeS
afraid
afreet
afresh

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFOUL

blue-eyed soul
ensoul
ghoul
heart and soul
insoul
kagoul
lost soul
neosoul
nu soul
oversoul
personal foul
professional foul
Seoul
soul
Stamboul
technical foul
the life and soul
Toul
Universal Soul
unsoul

Synonyms and antonyms of afoul in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «afoul» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFOUL

Find out the translation of afoul to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of afoul from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «afoul» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

发生冲突
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en conflicto
570 millions of speakers

English

afoul
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

afoul
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متعارض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вразрез
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em conflito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

afoul
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´encontre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Afoul
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Konflikt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

抵触
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

적을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Afoul
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

afoul
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எங்கேனும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आगाऊ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bir şeye takılmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

afoul
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

konflikt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

врозріз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

afoul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

afoul
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afoul
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

afoul
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

på kant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of afoul

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFOUL»

The term «afoul» is regularly used and occupies the 81.813 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFOUL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about afoul

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFOUL»

Discover the use of afoul in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to afoul and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Run Afoul: A Wiki Coffin Adventure
Wiki Coffin must clear his father's name of murder in this third seafaring mystery set aboard the US Exploring Expedition.
Joan Druett, 2008
2
LIFE
SENATE. ISOLATIONISTS. RUN. AFOUL. OF. WILLKIE. IN. MOVIE. " WARMONGER". HEARINGS. ON THE NEWSFRONTS OF THE WORLD Franklin Roosevelt makes an. Vol. 11, No. 12 September 22, 1941 * '□□'□"1 □" □ ...
3
Untitled
... or harm because you do not obey a rule or disagree with a powerful organization, group or person: He was fifteen when he first ran afoul of the law. * At one point Seeger fell afoul of the US government for his antiwar actions. afraid  ...
4
Make/Believing the World(s): Toward a Christian Ontological ...
Just as “everything is possible” runs afoul the theorem that ◊□Φ⇒□Φ, “ everything is relative” runs afoul P. But “everything true is possibly true” does not run afoul ◊□Φ⇒□Φ, and neither does “everything true is relatively true” run afoul P.
Mark S. McLeod-Harrison, 2009
5
Waggle
Ethan then apparently employed some bungee cords, again maybe not so adeptly, and painted “Le Cage Afoul” in quotes on both sides and the front and back of the rover with a surprising and undeniable flair for calligraphy. To be honest ...
Joe Redden Tigan, 2009
6
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court ...
tion of which act, it is enacted that whenever any ship or vessel shall have been run down or run afoul of, by any other ship or Vessel, through negligence or wilful misconduct, and shall have sustained damage to the value of $50 or upwards, ...
New York (State). Supreme Court, John Lansing Wendell, 1836
7
In the Name of Justice: Leading Experts Reexamine the ...
By contrast, a criminal law, for example, that imposed disparate sanctions on black and white persons would certainly run afoul of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment; a criminal law that sought today to penalize what ...
Timothy Lynch, 2009
8
Frank Capra: The Catastrophe of Success
He felt a kinship with the great Soviet director who had run afoul of Stalin, just as he himself had run afoul of Harry Cohn and later (more to the point) would run afoul of political repression in Hollywood. Viewed through the prism of history, ...
Joseph McBride, 1992
9
The Leadership Genius of George W. Bush: 10 Commonsense ...
Employers should take care not to run afoul of these laws when interviewing job applicants. During interviewing, no questions should be asked which directly seek information about the applicant's inclusion in any of the protected classes listed ...
Carolyn B. Thompson, Jim Ware, 2003
10
The Blackwell Guide to Hume's Treatise
Hume argues that anyone who has tried to give an account of causal powers or to identify the connecting link between cause and effect has run afoul of one or the other of the two principles: either by failing to acknowledge the distinctness of  ...
Saul Traiger, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFOUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term afoul is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Are religion and science mutually exclusive?
And even when faith runs directly afoul of science the Church has, on occasion, shown it's ability to adapt. (Heck, the Catholics even pardoned ... «Hot Air, Jul 15»
2
Obama's Renewable-Energy Fantasy
The EPA ran afoul of the law by failing to conduct a cost-benefit analysis before it acted to reduce mercury emissions from coal-power plants. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Analysis: Conservative overreach may explain Supreme Court's …
When they ran afoul of the federal election laws, the advocacy group Citizens United appealed the matter to the Supreme Court. Two years ... «The Courier Life News, Jul 15»
4
Louisiana Supreme Court disbars Mandeville lawyer Nanine McCool
McCool ran afoul of prohibitions against attorneys having illicit communications with judges, disseminating false information and engaging in ... «The New Orleans Advocate, Jul 15»
5
University of Minnesota to adopt 'affirmative consent' rule
Even something as innocuous as sneaking up on one's partner with a kiss, critics say, could run afoul of the guidelines. Shibley wonders how ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jul 15»
6
Virginia Beach native returns to region to help guide United Way
Even friends and relatives who ran afoul of the law were positive influences. Rather than tempting Ramos and his brother into criminal life, they ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»
7
'Penny Dreadful' Creator Talks Vanessa's Major Finale Decision and …
The Creature's story is all about running afoul of the dark side of humanity. It's the dream he has for assimilation into a society that he may be ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
8
Bowman burdened by high expectations
Bowman ran afoul of businessman Mark Chipman — a man admired by many for bringing the Winnipeg Jets back to the city — when he ... «Winnipeg Sun, Jul 15»
9
Aakami Roberts: Fired worker rehired in controversial move by …
He also said continuing to allow a non- employee to live rent and utility free in a city-owned property runs afoul of state law. Graham has since ... «WRTV Indianapolis, Jul 15»
10
It's not over yet: Vetoes to bring lawmakers back to Augusta
LePage blasted the measure in a four-page veto letter, saying it "runs afoul of the Maine constitution" and would create uncertainty in the state's ... «SFGate, Jul 15»

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