thuggery
thuggery — noun
1. violent, criminal, or antisocial behaviour, especially the kind carried out by a
violent, criminal, or antisocial behaviour, especially the kind carried out by a person or group who use force and intimidation to get what they want — for example, smashing shop windows, attacking people in the street, or threatening a neighbourhood.
The police cracked down on the thuggery terrorising the housing estate near Feng's home.
collocation: crack down on thuggery
A gang was arrested for thuggery after they smashed the windows of Devika's shop.
collocation: arrested for thuggery
The judge told Brandon his thuggery would not be tolerated and sentenced him to eighteen months.
Greta organised a march to call for an end to the thuggery in her neighbourhood.
- violence
broader in meaning — violence covers any physical force intended to hurt, while thuggery specifically suggests street-level criminal brutality
- brutality
emphasises the cruel, merciless nature of the acts, whereas thuggery focuses on the criminal and antisocial context
- hooliganism
more specific to disorderly, destructive behaviour by groups in public places, often by young people; thuggery has a stronger criminal connotation
文法句型
often used with 'act of' or 'wave of'
用法筆記
Used as an uncountable noun — you cannot say 'a thuggery' or 'thuggeries'. Frequently appears in news reports about street crime and gang violence.