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Meaning of "ruffianism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RUFFIANISM

ruffianism  [ˈrʌfɪənɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RUFFIANISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ruffianism 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 RUFFIANISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ruffianism in the English dictionary

The definition of ruffianism in the dictionary is violent or lawless behaviour.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RUFFIANISM


agrarianism
əˈɡrɛərɪənɪzəm
antinomianism
ˌæntɪˈnəʊmɪənɪzəm
antiquarianism
ˌæntɪˈkweərɪənɪzəm
Aristotelianism
ˌærɪstəˈtiːlɪənɪzəm
authoritarianism
ɔːˌθɒrɪˈtɛərɪənɪzəm
Cartesianism
kɑːˈtiːzɪənɪzəm
egalitarianism
ɪˌɡælɪˈteərɪənɪzəm
epicureanism
ˌɛpɪkjʊəˈrɪənɪzəm
equestrianism
ɪˈkwɛstrɪənɪzəm
Hegelianism
hɪˈɡeɪlɪənɪzəm
Kantianism
ˈkæntɪənɪzəm
lesbianism
ˈlɛzbɪənɪzəm
libertarianism
ˌlɪbəˈtɛərɪənɪzəm
Machiavellianism
ˌmækɪəˈvelɪənɪzəm
messianism
mɛˈsaɪənɪzəm
pedestrianism
pəˈdɛstrɪənɪzəm
presbyterianism
ˌprɛzbɪˈtɪərɪənɪzəm
Rastafarianism
ˌræstəˈfɛərɪənɪzəm
totalitarianism
təʊˌtælɪˈtɛərɪənɪzəm
Trinitarianism
ˌtrɪnɪˈtɛərɪənɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RUFFIANISM

ruer
rufescence
rufescent
ruff
ruffe
ruffed grouse
ruffian
ruffianish
ruffianly
ruffle
ruffle feathers
ruffled
ruffler
Rufflette
Rufflette tape
rufflike
ruffling
ruffly
rufiyaa
rufous

WORDS THAT END LIKE RUFFIANISM

Anglicanism
Confucianism
coping mechanism
defence mechanism
Exchange Rate Mechanism
hedonism
hooliganism
humanism
humanitarianism
mechanism
microorganism
New Urbanism
organism
paganism
Pan-Africanism
safety mechanism
Satanism
shamanism
urbanism
veganism
vegetarianism

Synonyms and antonyms of ruffianism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ruffianism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RUFFIANISM

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

Translator English - Chinese

土匪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rufianismo
570 millions of speakers

English

ruffianism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बदमाशी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ruffianism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ruffianism
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rufianismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুঁডামি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

brutalité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ruffianism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rohheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ruffianism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ruffianism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ruffianism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tánh tàn ác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முரடர்க்குரிய நடத்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रफिझनवाद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vicdansızlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

brutalità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ruffianism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ruffianism
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tîlhării
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάρφωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ruffianism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ruffianism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ruffianism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ruffianism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RUFFIANISM»

The term «ruffianism» is used very little and occupies the 172.201 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RUFFIANISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ruffianism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ruffianism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RUFFIANISM»

Discover the use of ruffianism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ruffianism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ruffians, Yakuza, Nationalists: The Violent Politics of ...
The institutionalization of ruffianism into the political parties was driven by an extraordinarily powerful self-perpetuating logic and inertia, whereby any given side felt it necessary to organize soshi to compete with its opponents. Much like ...
Eiko Maruko Siniawer, 2008
2
Sounds of Reform: Progressivism and Music in Chicago, 1873-1935
84 On July 12, 1919, less than two weeks before the Chicago race riot, concern about chronic "Ruffianism in the Parks" hit the editorial page of the African American newspaper the Chicago Defender. Robert S. Abbott, the newspaper's ...
Derek Vaillant, 2003
3
Abolitionism Unveiled! Hypocrisy Unmasked! and Knavery ...
"Thou hast accused the Missourians of ruffianism. Thou and thy friends must be held accountable for it all." " Why, friend Moon, how can you lay such things to our charge ?" "Pray, friend Wren, how came the Missourians thy enemies ?
H. F. James, 1856
4
Saint Pauls
Those who had talked so much and had written so much of uncontrolled ruffianism, had intended to signify to us that ruffianism among us is more uncontrolled now than formerly, — is more uncontrolled among us than among others, — French ...
‎1868
5
Simmonds's Colonial Magazine and Foreign Miscellany
Now, it may be fairly questioned whether in the whole world there is a community so respectable, so altogether free from the elements of ruffianism, as that which is made up of the newspaper readers of India. Military officers, the civil servants ...
Peter Lund Simmonds
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The Saint Pauls Magazine
Those who had talked so much and had written* so much of uncontrolled ruffianism, had intended to signify to us that ruffianism among us is more uncontrolled now than formerly, — is more uncontrolled among us than among others, ...
Anthony Trollope, 1868
7
The Saint Pauls Magazine
Those who had talked so much and had written so much of uncontrolled ruffianism, had intended to signify to us that ruffianism among us is more uncontrolled now than formerly, — is more uncontrolled among us than among others, — French ...
‎1868
8
Colonial Magazine and East India Review
The fact is, that in India there is no scope for " ruffianism." If the editors of the Indian journals were ruffians by nature, they would find ruffianism a bad trade ; the conductors of the public press must write with some regard to the requirements of ...
Peter Lund Simmonds, William Henry Giles Kingston, 1844
9
Abolitionism unveiled: or, Its origin, progress, & ...
Thou hast accused the Missonrians of ruffianism. Thou and thy friends must be held accountable for it all." " Why, friend Moon, how can yon lay such things to our charge ?" "Fray, friend Wren, how came the Missonrians thy enemies ?
Henry Field James, 1856
10
The Jurist
The principle generally thought, or at least alleged, to be at the root of the modern duel, viz. its effect, by way of a species of social legislation in terrorem, to restrain ruffianism in polished society, is manifestly inconsistent with any logical ...
‎1844

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RUFFIANISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ruffianism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pittsburgh Tuesday takes
... is being blamed on the parish attempting to stage its traditional six-day festival in four days, the blame rests with those who chose to engage in ruffianism. «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
2
The Music Man Hits the Right Notes
His scheme entails convincing the townspeople that the new pool table in the billiards hall is a dangerous gateway to ruffianism for adolescent boys; Hill sells ... «Santa Barbara Independent, Jul 15»
3
Outdoors with Neil Waugh: A western Bow River ruffian
Neil Waugh with a western ruffian Bow River rainbow. ... This whoop-up counter-culture McDougall condemned as ìwestern ruffianism and extreme barbarism.î. «Edmonton Sun, May 15»
4
'Easy For The Taking': Rape And Race In Australia
In 1930, she published on their sexual vulnerability, citing raids on stations or “motor car ruffianism” comprising “motor car loads of men from bush townships or ... «New Matilda, Apr 15»
5
Its not Norman Bates who scares me its that groper Hitchcock The …
... in the imagination of Alfred Hitchcock — the 'damp-looking dirty blackness' of the East End; the 'manifold ruffianism' of the Cockneys; the pubs, street markets, ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
6
Irish feel at home in Cardiff
While the man from The Times thundered on about 'a deplorable act of ruffianism,' the ruffian himself pleaded self-defence. “I got the ball from the line-out and ... «Irish Examiner, Mar 15»
7
Jubaland: Outlook for the New Year, 2015
This was a bid to revive ruffianism and the "Galguduud brotherhood” initiative. The "Galguduud brotherhood” was an outdated umbrella organisation, led-by ... «Waagacusub Media, Jan 15»
8
Obanikoro Sends 'Harsh Words' To PDP Chieftain
We know whose antecedents reek in noisome, vagrant, untidy ruffianism. “Politics is not a do or die affair. No civilized person with impeccable pedigree will seek ... «NAIJ.COM, Dec 14»
9
Bode George: Obanikoro is possessed, PDP leader says
We know whose antecedents reek in noisome, vagrant, untidy ruffianism.” “Politics is not a do or die affair. No civilized person with impeccable pedigree will ... «Pulse Nigeria, Dec 14»
10
How to save American exceptionalism
... our honor, we shall have launched the United States on that old sea of sin and sorrow and ruffianism on which mankind has tossed since the dawn of history.". «The Week Magazine, Jun 14»

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