thuggery
/ˈθʌɡəɹi/
thuggery noun: the violent, criminal acts that are associated with thugs, and/or the fashion, manner of speaking, and demeanor associated with them.
Noun
thuggery (countable and uncountable, plural thuggeries)
- The violent, criminal acts that are associated with thugs, and/or the fashion, manner of speaking, and demeanor associated with them.
- Synonyms:
- thuggishness, thugness
thuggery meaning in Hindi and Tamil
thuggery in Hindi
- thuggery, robbery
- ठगी ṭhagī
thuggery in Tamil
- குமுகாயக் கேடன்
Synonyms of thuggery
Forms of thuggery
| plural | thuggeries |
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Origin of thuggery
From thug + -ery.
Questions about thuggery
- What does thuggery mean?
- Thuggery means the violent, criminal acts that are associated with thugs, and/or the fashion, manner of speaking, and demeanor associated with them.
- What is thuggery in Hindi?
- Thuggery in Hindi is ठगी (ṭhagī). See Thuggery meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is thuggery?
- Thuggery is a noun.
- How do you pronounce thuggery?
- Thuggery is pronounced /ˈθʌɡəɹi/.
- What is the plural of thuggery?
- The plural of thuggery is thuggeries.
Words near thuggery in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: thuggery (page history and authors); ठगी (Hindi) (page history and authors); thuggery (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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