hooliganism
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈhuːlɪɡənɪzəm/
- Literature
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hooliganismo
- The two women were charged and convicted of hooliganism, just as hundreds of thousands of other Russians annually.
So in Ukraine there's a very, very big violent subculture of football hooliganism.
- So in Ukraine there's a very, very big violent subculture of football hooliganism.
Examples
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Authorities implemented stricter laws to combat the growing issue of hooliganism among young fans.
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The crowd's hooliganism escalated as tensions rose between rival teams during the match.
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Violence is very limited; the latest is pure hooliganism.
Blog text (31) -
We see some of that in soccer hooliganism.
Blog text (4) -
No clearer case of hooliganism exists.
Blog text (16) -
What prevents things like gangs and sports hooliganism from occurring in a "free society"?
Blog text (8) -
Hooliganism, though, is universally derided as a major problem for the game.
Blog text (34) -
And once again British soccer supporters found themselves at the centre of a shameful display of running battles, knife attacks, and sheer hooliganism.
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Most skinhead attacks go unpunished, especially in Moscow and St. Petersburg, and those that do result in prosecution generally lead to short or suspended sentences for offenses such as "hooliganism."
Academic text (2010) -
After the game, incidents of hooliganism erupted in the city, causing widespread damage.
Synonyms
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5.2
Violent behavior by a crowd that disturbs the public
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5.0
Behavior that disturbs people in public and may be illegal
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8.3
Violent actions that hurt or scare people
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3.9
Causing problems for others, often on purpose
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4.5
Noisy, rough behavior that causes trouble
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6.0
The act of causing trouble or harm to others on purpose
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3.7
Actions in public that disturb other people or cause trouble
Violent behavior that breaks the law and harms other people
Loud, rude actions that cause trouble for other people
Noisy actions by people who do not follow rules or order
Antonyms
How Violent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hooliganism probably comes from the family name hooligan, which people began to use for noisy, trouble-making young men after a popular stage song told a story about a wild Irish family. The ending -ism means 'behavior' or 'practice', so hooliganism is 'rowdy or violent behavior', especially by groups.