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- [mob]
- /mɒb/
- /ˈmɒb.ɪŋ/
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- [mob]
- /mɒb/
Definitions of mobbing word
- noun mobbing a disorderly or riotous crowd of people. 1
- noun mobbing a crowd bent on or engaged in lawless violence. 1
- noun mobbing any group or collection of persons or things. 1
- noun mobbing the common people; the masses; populace or multitude. 1
- noun mobbing a criminal gang, especially one involved in drug trafficking, extortion, etc. 1
- noun mobbing the Mob, Mafia (def 1). 1
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Origin of mobbing
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 Mobbing
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mobbing 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mobbing
noun mobbing
- congestion — If there is congestion in a place, the place is extremely crowded and blocked with traffic or people.
- cramming — intensive study, esp in order to pass an exam
- bottleneck — A bottleneck is a place where a road becomes narrow or where it meets another road so that the traffic slows down or stops, often causing traffic jams.
- overcrowding — Fill (accommodations or a space) beyond what is usual or comfortable.
- crowding — a large number of persons gathered closely together; throng: a crowd of angry people.
Antonyms for mobbing
noun mobbing
- emptiness — The state of containing nothing.
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