hooligan
/ˈhuːlɪɡən/noun
उच्चारण हूलिगन
गुंडा, उपद्रवी, लफंगा
Core word
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a young person who behaves in an extremely noisy and violent way in public, usually in a group
गुंडा, उपद्रवी, लफंगा
- Hooligans smashed the windows of the bus stop.
- football hooligans
- A gang of hooligans disrupted the match.
+ 2 more examples
- The hooligan was fined for damaging the railway carriage.
- Police were deployed to keep hooligans out of the stadium.
Synonyms thug lout rowdy troublemaker vandal
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
a hooligan / hooligans (countable)
A hooligan is a person, usually young, who behaves in a noisy, destructive or violent way in public.
Hooligan वह व्यक्ति है, प्रायः युवा, जो सार्वजनिक स्थान पर शोर, तोड़फोड़ या हिंसा करता है।
- Hooligans broke the windows of the bus.
- Police arrested a group of hooligans after the match.
football hooligan / hooligan + noun
It is often used for violent fans, in terms such as 'football hooligan' and 'hooligan behaviour'.
यह प्रायः हिंसक प्रशंसकों के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है, जैसे 'football hooligan' और 'hooligan behaviour'।
- The club banned several hooligans from the stadium.
- Such hooligan behaviour will not be tolerated.
hooliganism (noun)
The related noun is 'hooliganism', meaning the violent and rowdy behaviour itself. It is uncountable.
इससे जुड़ा noun 'hooliganism' है, जिसका अर्थ वही हिंसक और उपद्रवी व्यवहार है। यह uncountable है।
- The college took strong action against hooliganism on the campus.
+Collocations 5
adjective + hooligan
drunkenyoungviolentlocalmasked
- A few drunken hooligans spoilt the festival.
verb + hooligan
arrestdeal withbanpunishchase away
- The police arrested the hooligans who had thrown stones.
hooligan + noun
behaviourgangelementviolencefans
- The match was stopped because of hooligan violence.
noun + of + hooligans
a ganga groupa buncha crowda band
- A band of hooligans entered the college gate.
hooligan + preposition
amongfromagainstatby
- The shop was damaged by hooligans.
'By' से उपद्रव करने वाले का उल्लेख होता है।
“More examples 6
- A hooligan threw a bottle at the team bus.
एक उपद्रवी ने टीम की बस पर बोतल फेंकी।
- Hooligans damaged the school fence last night.
बीती रात गुंडों ने विद्यालय की बाड़ को नुकसान पहुँचाया।
- Radhika complained about hooligans teasing girls near the bus stop.
राधिका ने बस स्टॉप के पास लड़कियों को छेड़ने वाले लफंगों की शिकायत की।
- The stadium has cameras to identify hooligans in the crowd.
स्टेडियम में भीड़ में उपद्रवियों को पहचानने के लिए कैमरे लगे हैं।
- Not every noisy teenager is a hooligan.
हर शोर मचाने वाला किशोर गुंडा नहीं होता।
- The principal warned that hooligan behaviour in the hostel would lead to expulsion.
प्राचार्य ने चेतावनी दी कि छात्रावास में उपद्रवी व्यवहार करने पर निष्कासन होगा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Hooliganism are increasing in our city.
✓ Hooliganism is increasing in our city.
'Hooliganism' is an uncountable noun and takes a singular verb.
'Hooliganism' uncountable noun है और singular verb लेता है।
✗ Some hooligan damaged the bus shelter last night.
✓ Some hooligans damaged the bus shelter last night.
Hooligan is countable; with some meaning several people, use the plural hooligans.
Hooligan countable noun है; कई लोगों के लिए 'some' के साथ plural 'hooligans' आएगा।
✗ The police arrested the hooligans for doing hooliganism at the stadium.
✓ The police arrested the hooligans for hooliganism at the stadium.
Hooliganism is already the behaviour, so doing is not needed; say arrested for hooliganism.
Hooliganism स्वयं व्यवहार है, इसलिए 'doing' नहीं चाहिए; 'arrested for hooliganism' कहें।