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- [mob]
- /mɒb/
- /mɒb/
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- [mob]
- /mɒb/
Definitions of mobbed word
- noun mobbed a disorderly or riotous crowd of people. 1
- noun mobbed a crowd bent on or engaged in lawless violence. 1
- noun mobbed any group or collection of persons or things. 1
- noun mobbed the common people; the masses; populace or multitude. 1
- noun mobbed a criminal gang, especially one involved in drug trafficking, extortion, etc. 1
- noun mobbed the Mob, Mafia (def 1). 1
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Origin of mobbed
First appearance:
before 1680 One of the 48% oldest English words
1680-90; short for Latin mōbile vulgus the movable (i.e., changeable, inconstant) common people
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Parts of speech for Mobbed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mobbed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
mobbed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mobbed
adjective mobbed
- gridlocked — Simple past tense and past participle of gridlock.
- stoppered — a person or thing that stops.
- serried — pressed together or compacted, as soldiers in rows: serried troops.
- massed — a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
- up to here — (Idiomatic) overwhelmed, busy, buried or swamped.
Antonyms for mobbed
verb mobbed
- avoided — to keep away from; keep clear of; shun: to avoid a person; to avoid taxes; to avoid danger.
- retreated — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- ignored — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- shunned — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
- defended — Simple past tense and past participle of defend.
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