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truculent

/ˈtɹʌkjʊlənt/
Meanings
  • Adjective

    Rude, aggressive, or threatening.

    - "Son, your truculent behavior is not acceptable."
    - "The truculent crowd caused chaos in the stadium."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈtɹʌkjʊlənt/



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Synonyms

barbarous , cruel , ferocious , fierce , savage , deadly , destructive , defiant , inflexible , stubborn , uncompromising , unyielding , belligerent
Rhymes
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brutal , jutland , putland , butterland
Variants
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truculent , truculently
Etymology
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From the Latin truculēns, truculentus, truculē, meaning 'cruel, fierce, violent'.

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  1. The word 'truculent' comes from the Latin word truculēns, which means 'cruel, fierce, violent'.

  2. The word 'truculent' was first used in English in the late 15th century.

  3. The word 'truculent' is often used to describe politicians or groups who are unwilling to compromise or negotiate.

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  1. Aggression: Aggression is a behavior characterized by the intent to inflict harm or injury on another living being.

  2. Rudeness: Rudeness is a behavior that is disrespectful, impolite, or unmannerly.

Quotes
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  1. … in the breast pocket of her police uniform she carried a small silver figurine of Durga, the Hindu goddess of shakti: power and strength. Defiant and "truculent", she flashed a cheeky grin.

    - Mary Anne Weaver,{it}Atlantic{/it},November 1996

  2. Within a year of publishing {it}The Female Eunuch{/it}, she had debated Norman Mailer in a "truculent" disputation at Town Hall in New York, turned up on the cover of Life magazine as the "saucy feminist that even men like," and inspired innumerable women to stop wearing underpants.

    - Margaret Talbot,{it}New Republic{/it},31 May 1999

  3. Challenged to a fight by a "truculent" layabout on the playing fields of St. James's primary school one Saturday, he had replied to his aggressor's taunts with his own war cries …

    - Wole Soyinka,{it}Isara{/it},1989

  4. Milton—in his prose an opinionated and "truculent" writer—remains a magnet for opinionated and "truculent" criticism.

    - Helen Vendler,{it}New Republic{/it},30 July 2001

  5. The hard work is to demonstrate exactly how the outsize Churchillian personality, so "truculent", so impulsive, so often profoundly wrongheaded, became, in the dark spring of 1940, just what was needed for national survival.

    - Simon Schama,{it}New York Review of Books{/it},28 Feb. 2002
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The word 'truculent' has been used in various contexts, including politics and literature. In politics, it has been used to describe politicians or groups who are aggressive and uncompromising. In literature, it has been used to describe characters who are rude and threatening.

How to Memorize "truculent"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a person who is rude, aggressive, and threatening. Visualize their body language, tone of voice, and facial expressions.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'truculent' with the words 'rude', 'aggressive', and 'threatening'.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by remembering the first letter of each word in the definition: T - Truculent, R - Rudely, U - Uncompromising, C - Cruel, L - Loud, E - Egotistical, N - Nasty, T - Threatening.

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1. Rhyming trick: Associate 'truculent' with the word 'aggressive and belligerent' which has a similar meaning. To help you remember, you can create a rhyme like 'If someone is truculent, they're being aggressive and belligerent'.

2. Visualization trick: Imagine a 'truck' (as in a large vehicle) that is being 'violent and unruly'. This can help you associate the word 'truculent' with the image of an aggressive truck, making it easier to remember.

3. Mnemonic trick: Create a mnemonic sentence using the first letter of each syllable in the word 'truculent'. For example, 'Toughly Running Under Crimson Lights, Every Night Totally Unleashes Lions'.

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