rowdy
/ˈraʊdi/adjective
उच्चारण राउडी
उपद्रवी, हुल्लड़बाज़, शोर मचाने वाला
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Asked in previous papers
as antonym
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disapproving
(of people) making a lot of noise or likely to cause trouble
उपद्रवी, हुल्लड़बाज़, शोर मचाने वाला
- a rowdy crowd outside the cinema
- The meeting became rowdy.
- The rowdy fans were asked to leave the stadium.
+ 2 more examples
- The class turned rowdy as soon as the teacher left.
- A rowdy party kept the neighbours awake all night.
Synonyms unruly disorderly noisy boisterous riotous
Opposite quiet orderly peaceful well-behaved
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[C] old-fashioned
a person who is noisy and likely to cause trouble
गुंडा, उपद्रवी
- Police arrested three rowdies who were harassing passengers.
- A group of rowdies disturbed the temple fair.
- The shopkeeper complained about the rowdies near his stall.
+ 2 more examples
- Police warned a rowdy who had been troubling girls near the bus stop.
- Local rowdies broke the windows of the bus.
Synonyms hooligan ruffian thug troublemaker lout
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
rowdy + noun
Before a noun, it describes noisy, rough people or behaviour.
संज्ञा से पहले यह शोर मचाने वाले, उद्दंड लोगों या व्यवहार का वर्णन करता है।
- A rowdy crowd gathered at the gate.
- The rowdy fans were removed.
be rowdy
After 'be', it describes how people are acting at that time.
'Be' के बाद यह बताता है कि लोग उस समय कैसा व्यवहार कर रहे हैं।
- The students were rowdy on the last day.
- Don't be rowdy in the library.
a rowdy (noun)
A noun meaning a rough person, often in newspapers.
रुक्ष व्यक्ति के अर्थ में noun, प्रायः समाचारों में।
- Police arrested several rowdies.
rowdily (adverb) / rowdiness (noun)
The adverb 'rowdily' describes how people behave; the noun 'rowdiness' names the noisy, rough behaviour itself.
Adverb 'rowdily' बताता है कि लोग कैसा व्यवहार करते हैं; noun 'rowdiness' उस शोरगुल वाले, उद्दंड व्यवहार का नाम है।
- The boys behaved rowdily at the bus stop.
- Rowdiness is not tolerated in the school hostel.
+Collocations 4
rowdy + noun
crowdbehaviourpartyfansstudentsmob
- A rowdy mob blocked the road.
adverb + rowdy
verya bitnoisilygettingincreasingly
- The audience grew increasingly rowdy.
get / become + rowdy
getbecometurngrow
- The match turned rowdy after the loss.
rowdy + sheeter
history-sheeterelementsgang
- Rowdy elements were warned by the police.
“More examples 6
- The teacher calmed the rowdy class with a story.
शिक्षक ने कहानी सुनाकर उद्दंड कक्षा को शांत किया।
- The wedding guests became rowdy after midnight.
आधी रात के बाद बारात के मेहमान हुड़दंगी हो गए।
- Radhika disliked the rowdy atmosphere of the canteen.
राधिका को कैंटीन का हुड़दंग भरा माहौल पसंद नहीं था।
- The police dispersed the rowdy crowd.
पुलिस ने उपद्रवी भीड़ को तितर-बितर कर दिया।
- A rowdy fan threw a bottle onto the ground.
एक उपद्रवी प्रशंसक ने मैदान में बोतल फेंक दी।
- The principal warned that rowdy behaviour would be punished.
प्राचार्य ने चेतावनी दी कि उद्दंड व्यवहार पर दंड दिया जाएगा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Police arrested five rowdies persons near the stadium.
✓ Police arrested five rowdy persons near the stadium.
Use the adjective 'rowdy' before 'persons'; 'rowdies' is already a noun.
'Persons' से पहले adjective 'rowdy' आता है; 'rowdies' स्वयं noun है।
✗ The rowdiness students disturbed the whole class.
✓ The rowdy students disturbed the whole class.
An adjective is needed before 'students'; 'rowdiness' is a noun.
'Students' से पहले adjective चाहिए; 'rowdiness' noun है।
✗ The crowd behaved rowdy.
✓ The crowd behaved rowdily.
A verb of behaviour takes an adverb.
आचरण की क्रिया के साथ adverb आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All describe noisy behaviour but differ in violence.
सभी शोर वाले व्यवहार का वर्णन करते हैं पर हिंसा की मात्रा में भिन्न हैं।
Noisy and rough, likely to cause trouble.
शोर मचाने वाला और उद्दंड, परेशानी पैदा कर सकने वाला।
- Rowdy fans.
Using physical force to hurt.
चोट पहुँचाने के लिए शारीरिक बल का प्रयोग करने वाला।
- Violent clash.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
row·dy
With -ow- pronounced /aʊ/ (as in row meaning a noisy argument; not 'raudy').
-ow- की ध्वनि /aʊ/ (row, झगड़ा, की तरह; 'raudy' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the troublemaker words together: rowdy, hooligan, ruffian, thug, goon (informal).
उपद्रवी के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: rowdy, hooligan, ruffian, thug, goon (अनौपचारिक)।
§Grammar and usage
Note: in Indian English, a rowdy sheet is a police record of a habitual troublemaker.
ध्यान रखिए: भारतीय English में rowdy sheet आदतन उपद्रवी का पुलिस रिकॉर्ड है।