roughshod
1
8.9
- adjective
- /ˈrʌfˌʃɒd/
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despótico
- If earlier worries that outside money would run roughshod over democracy were sometimes overstated, the media should also guard against a too-quick consensus that the outside cash was futile.
- run roughshod
It means letting the status quo remain and allowing the toxic person to run roughshod and for the enablers to remain enabling.
- It means letting the status quo remain and allowing the toxic person to run roughshod and for the enablers to remain enabling.
Examples
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I enjoy sort of running roughshod over the status quo, learning what I can learn as I go.
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Since the fall of Muammar al-Qaddafi's regime, the country's powerful militias have often run roughshod over the police and national army—and often coopted these institutions for their own purposes.
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There is a difference between letting business run roughshod over everything and being conservative.
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People must be held accountable or they will run roughshod over everyone and everything.
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Without it, the majority party could run roughshod over the poor, helpless minority party.
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It means letting the status quo remain and allowing the toxic person to run roughshod and for the enablers to remain enabling.
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Either the states with smaller populations would revolt and bring up that whole secession discussion again as their interests were run roughshod over by a mob-based majority, or the final nail in the coffin of federalism would be pounded home as the states became little more than powerless facilitators of mob rule on a national level.
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The powerful corporation acted roughshod, disregarding the concerns of local communities while pursuing its interests.
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When the new manager took over, she ran the department roughshod over employee opinions and morale suffered greatly.
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His roughshod approach to leadership alienated many team members, as he often dismissed their ideas without consideration.
Synonyms
699
2.2
Unkind and cruel toward other people
522
2.7
Willing to cause pain or suffering to others
289
2.8
Unkind and too strict in what someone says or does to others
229
4.8
Very cruel and violent, causing pain or suffering
222
5.2
Deliberately cruel and likely to hurt someone
152
4.9
Not feeling sorry for others and hurting them on purpose
132
5.1
Causing physical or mental harm to someone by cruel treatment
54
6.1
Showing no pity and acting cruel on purpose
41
7.3
Not caring about other people's feelings or pain
33
5.3
Showing no pity and treating people in a cruel way
27
4.5
Very fierce and violent and often cruel
18
6.5
Showing little concern for other people's feelings
14
6.3
Using too much force or strict control when dealing with people
7
7.0
Not showing any pity or kindness
3
8.5
Being very cruel and causing great pain
1
7.3
Not caring when other people suffer
1
7.2
Not feeling or showing pity for other people
Unkind and petty in a way that hurts other people
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Etymology
Roughshod comes from the parts rough and shod, where shod means 'wearing shoes'. Imagine a rider whose horses have rough shoes that step hard and push people aside; that's why to act roughshod means to treat people harshly and without care.