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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bheed
"सड़क पर गुस्साई भीड़ जमा हो गई।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A disorderly crowd, mob, or the lowest class of people.
"The politician tried to appeal to the rabble rather than the intellectual elite." - 2
A contemptuous term for a disorganized group of people.
"An undisciplined rabble of soldiers was quickly scattered by the professional army."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, likely of imitative origin related to the noise made by a crowd or tumult. Historically evolving from meaning a confused crowd or tumult to denoting the lowest class of people or the mob.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rabble" is said worldwide
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Pöbel
Transliteration: ˈpøːbl̩
"Er sprach zu dem Pöbel auf der Straße."
canaille
Transliteration: ka.naj
"Il méprisait la canaille."
canaglia
Transliteration: kaˈnaʎ.ʎa
"La folla era considerata una massa di canaglia."
chusma
Transliteration: ˈtʃus.ma
"La chusma protestaba en la plaza."
arraia-miúda
Transliteration: aˈʁaj.a miˈu.da
"A arraia-miúda encheu as ruas durante o protesto."
भीड़
Transliteration: bheed
"सड़क पर गुस्साई भीड़ जमा हो गई।"
乌合之众
Transliteration: wū hé zhī zhòng
"这群乌合之众很快就溃散了。"
오합지졸
Transliteration: ohapjijol
"그들은 오합지졸에 불과했다."
烏合の衆
Transliteration: ugō no shū
"その軍隊は烏合の衆だった。"
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