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juggernaut

Jug·ger·naut
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [juhg-er-nawt, -not]
    • /ˈdʒʌg ərˌnɔt, -ˌnɒt/
    • /ˈdʒʌɡ.ə.nɔːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [juhg-er-nawt, -not]
    • /ˈdʒʌg ərˌnɔt, -ˌnɒt/

Definitions of juggernaut word

  • noun juggernaut (often lowercase) any large, overpowering, destructive force or object, as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team. 1
  • noun juggernaut (often lowercase) anything requiring blind devotion or cruel sacrifice. 1
  • noun juggernaut Also called Jagannath. an idol of Krishna, at Puri in Odisha, India, annually drawn on an enormous cart under whose wheels devotees are said to have thrown themselves to be crushed. 1
  • noun juggernaut A huge, powerful, and overwhelming force or institution. 1
  • noun juggernaut sth destructive and unstoppable 1
  • noun juggernaut truck, heavy goods vehicle 1

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Origin of juggernaut

First appearance:

before 1630
One of the 42% oldest English words
1630-40; < Hindi Jagannāth < Sanskrit Jagannātha lord of the world (i.e., the god Vishnu or Krishna), equivalent to jagat world + nātha lord

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Parts of speech for Juggernaut

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

juggernaut popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

juggernaut usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for juggernaut

noun juggernaut

  • barrage — A barrage is continuous firing on an area with large guns and tanks.
  • cavalcade — A cavalcade is a procession of people on horses or in cars or carriages.
  • campaign — A campaign is a planned set of activities that people carry out over a period of time in order to achieve something such as social or political change.
  • steamroller — a heavy steam-powered vehicle having a roller for crushing, compacting, or leveling materials used for a road or the like.
  • blitz — If a city or building is blitzed during a war, it is attacked by bombs dropped by enemy aircraft.

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