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ruffianism

/ruhf-ee-uh-niz-uhm, ruhf-yuh-/US // ˈrʌf i əˌnɪz əm, ˈrʌf yə- //

流氓行为,流氓行径,流氓罪,混混

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : conduct befitting a ruffian.
    • : ruffian character.

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Examples

  • His son and successor, Taha, has inherited all his ruffianism without the stronger qualities.

  • With his natural ruffianism complicated by drunkenness, he went rapidly down the hill into the valley of humiliation.

  • In these days the introduction of gas light and the posting of constables on the highway have greatly checked such ruffianism.

  • Italian vice stopped short of real life; poisoning and hired ruffianism flourished only on the stage.

  • The actual perpetrators of this unique act of ruffianism were nine in number.