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juggernaut
" 'American Idol' became a juggernaut of epic proportions, but to me it was always like home."
Nigel Lythgoe

Meaning of "juggernaut" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF JUGGERNAUT

ˈdʒʌɡəˌnɔːt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JUGGERNAUT

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exclamation
Juggernaut is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES JUGGERNAUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Juggernaut

A juggernaut ( North-American pronunciation (help·info)), in current English usage, is a literal or metaphorical force regarded as mercilessly destructive and unstoppable. This usage originated in the mid-nineteenth century as an allegorical reference to the Hindu Ratha Yatra temple car, which apocryphally was reputed to crush devotees under its wheels. The figurative sense of the word has ground in mechanics comparable to figurative uses of steamroller or battering ram to mean something overwhelming. Its ground in social behavior is similar to that of bandwagon, but with overtones of devotional sacrifice. Its British English meaning of a large heavy truck or articulated lorry dates from the second half of the twentieth century. The word is derived from the Sanskrit Jagannātha (Devanagari जगन्नाथ) "world-lord", one of the names of Krishna found in the Sanskrit epics.

Definition of juggernaut in the English dictionary

The definition of juggernaut in the dictionary is any terrible force, esp one that destroys or that demands complete self-sacrifice. Other definition of juggernaut is a very large lorry for transporting goods by road, esp one that travels throughout Europe.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JUGGERNAUT

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JUGGERNAUT

jug · jug band · jugal · jugal bone · jugate · Jugendstil · jugful · jugged · jugged hare · jugging · juggins · juggle · juggler · jugglery · juggling · juggling act · jugglingly · jughead · juglandaceous · juglet

WORDS THAT END LIKE JUGGERNAUT

ablaut · beaut · comme il faut · daut · Escaut · faut · Fomalhaut · ghaut · Hadhramaut · Hadramaut · Hainaut · ich-laut · Kraut · Machaut · sauerkraut · saut · taut · Truffaut · umlaut · you beaut

Synonyms and antonyms of juggernaut in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «juggernaut» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JUGGERNAUT

Find out the translation of juggernaut to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of juggernaut from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «juggernaut» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

剑圣
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

gigante
570 millions of speakers
en

English

juggernaut
510 millions of speakers
hi

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रथ
380 millions of speakers
ar

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القوة الماحقة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Джаггернаут
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

juggernaut
270 millions of speakers
bn

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জগন্নাথদেব
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

mastodonte
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Juggernaut
190 millions of speakers
de

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Brummer
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

絶対的な力
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

절대적인 힘
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Juggernaut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Giaganat
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தேரோட்டத்தை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

जॅगर्नॉट
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

önüne gelen her şeyi yıkan güç
70 millions of speakers
it

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juggernaut
65 millions of speakers
pl

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Juggernaut
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Джаггернаут
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Juggernaut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεγαθήριο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aanval
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

juggernauten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

juggernaut
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of juggernaut

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «JUGGERNAUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word juggernaut.
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Nigel Lythgoe
'American Idol' became a juggernaut of epic proportions, but to me it was always like home.
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Tom Stoppard
The notion that the 'leader' has the right to ask huge sacrifices of your generation for a notional future paradise - if you'd be good enough to lie down under the wheels of the juggernaut - that sentimental and self-aggrandising rationalisation for brute force and cowardice I felt from adolescence was wrong.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JUGGERNAUT»

Discover the use of juggernaut in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to juggernaut and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Juggernaut
The author explains why the modern system has become so unwiedly and explains what must be done to correct it.
Eric Robert Morse, 2010
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Juggernaut
Iraq 2005 Seven mercenaries journey deep into the desert in search of Saddam's gold.
Adam Baker, 2012
3
Juggernaut: How Emerging Markets are Reshaping Globalization
In Juggernaut, Uri Dadush and William Shaw explore the rise of developing countries and how they will reshape the economic landscape.
Uri B. Dadush, William Shaw, 2011
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God and Juggernaut: Iran's Intellectual Encounter With Modernity
This book is an important addition to the growing body of work in Global Studies and Critical Theory as well as on contemporary Iran.
Farzin Vahdat, 2002
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Asian Juggernaut
This book examines the ascent of Asia by focusing on its three main powers – China, India and Japan.
Brahma Chellaney, 2012
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Juggernaut: The Mystery World of Nancy Springer
When Marietta Becker goes undercover at a singles dance to investigate the homicide of five men, she thinks she's discovered one of the saddest places she's ever encountered.
Nancy Springer, 2012
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Juggernaut: growth on a finite planet
The book is a unique synopsis of the interactions among population, food production, the energy transition, air pollution and climate change, technology, trade policies, productivity and unemployment.
Lindsey Grant, 1996
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Dealing with a Juggernaut: Analyzing Poland's Policy toward ...
This book uses previously unpublished archival material, interviews with leading Polish officials, and a wealth of Polish publications to provide an insight into Warsaw's foreign policy behavior.
Joanna A. Gorska, 2012
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Juggernaut: A Veiled Record - Primary Source Edition
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
George Cary Eggleston, Mary Schell Hoke Bacon, 2013
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Globalization – The Juggernaut of the 21st Century
Globalization, I will argue in this book, constitutes a Juggernaut. In Indian religions the term 'Juggernaut' describes a force that crushes all in its path. Sanskrit 'Jagannãtha' means 'Lord of the Universe' - one of the many names of Krishna from ...
Professor Jan-Erik Lane, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JUGGERNAUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term juggernaut is used in the context of the following news items.
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National Geographic's picturesque journey to Instagram juggernaut
While the biggest Instagram accounts belong to celebrities, one of the biggest publishers on the platform, National Geographic, has shown that ... «Digiday, Jul 15»
2
Fear The Amazon Juggernaut
Amazon will continue to be a juggernaut and attack and encroach upon venture portfolios in software infrastructure. Like all platform companies ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
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ESPN's talent twist: Will loss of big voices hurt sports juggernaut's
In this May 6, 2014 file photo, Bill Simmons arrives at the world premiere of "Million Dollar Arm" at El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
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Nothing to suggest Brendan Grace can't stop Spieth juggernaut
And he'd be right to do so‚ because there is nothing to suggest he cannot stop the Jordan Spieth juggernaut and win this Major. For his 2012 ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
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Hawks compared to Lions AFL juggernaut
Sydney coach John Longmire has compared the Hawthorn team his side will face on Saturday to Brisbane's all-conquering triple AFL-title ... «ninemsn, Jul 15»
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Tao's Bowery Juggernaut, Smorgasburg Delivery, and More a.m. Intel
Tao's Bowery Juggernaut, Smorgasburg Delivery, and More a.m. Intel. by Greg Morabito Jul 14, 2015, 9:36a @GregMorabito · Share · Tweet · Share. «Eater NY, Jul 15»
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Was Last Month's 'Papal Juggernaut' All for Naught?
The Washington Post last month enthused that Pope Francis's environmental encyclical was a “papal juggernaut” that had rolled over ... «Somewhat Reasonable - Heartland Institute, Jul 15»
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Vegan Juggernaut Green Panther Expands to Latin Quarter With Beer
Montreal's first name in organic, vegan, Middle Eastern inflected food recently unveiled its fourth restaurant in the Latin Quarter. «Eater Montreal, Jul 15»
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Petition opposes potential sale of Newarke Houses museum to …
"It is quite unthinkable that all of this should be lost to the people of Leicester simply to facilitate the relentless juggernaut of university campus ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
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No Stopping the Baahubali Juggernaut!
Baahubali juggernaut will continue for another week in the Telugu states without any resistance. James Bond and Dynamite will release on or ... «Greatandhra.com, Jul 15»
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