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单词 roguishness
释义

rogue

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adjective

ˈrōg How to pronounce rogue (audio)
1
: resembling or suggesting a rogue elephant especially in being isolated, aberrant, dangerous, or uncontrollable
capsized by a rogue wave
2
: corrupt, dishonest
rogue cops
3
: of or being a nation whose leaders defy international law or norms of international behavior
rogue states

rogue

2 of 3

noun

1
: a dishonest or worthless person : scoundrel
2
: a mischievous person : scamp
3
: vagrant, tramp
4
: a horse inclined to shirk or misbehave
5
: an individual exhibiting a chance and usually inferior biological variation
roguish
ˈrō-gish How to pronounce rogue (audio)
adjective
roguishly adverb
roguishness noun

rogue

3 of 3

verb

rogued; roguing or rogueing

intransitive verb

: to weed out inferior, diseased, or nontypical individuals from a crop plant or a field
Phrases
go rogue
: to begin to behave in an independent or uncontrolled way that is not authorized, normal, or expected
Before the Clemson Tigers played Notre Dame in Arlington, Texas on Saturday, Clark [a bald eagle] was supposed to fly around the stadium, high above people's heads. But instead, he went rogue and decided to perch on two unsuspecting fans. Nicole Gallucci
Anders had been sent to the Amazon to monitor the program's progress under the formidable Dr. Annick Swensen (who may have gone rogue and is no longer returning the company's calls). Yvonne Zipp
Whenever a member of a group goes rogue, you can be absolutely certain that other members of that group will pop up with the "bad apple" defense, as in, "Well, sure, there's a few bad apples in every bunch, but that's the exception." Christine Flowers

Synonyms

Adjective

  • bent [chiefly British]
  • crooked
  • deceptive
  • dishonest
  • double-dealing
  • duplicitous
  • fast
  • fraudulent
  • guileful
  • shady
  • sharp
  • shifty
  • underhand
  • underhanded

Noun

  • baddie
  • baddy
  • beast
  • brute
  • caitiff
  • devil
  • evildoer
  • fiend
  • heavy
  • hound
  • knave
  • meanie
  • meany
  • miscreant
  • monster
  • nazi
  • no-good
  • rapscallion
  • rascal
  • reprobate
  • savage
  • scalawag
  • scallywag
  • scamp
  • scapegrace
  • scoundrel
  • varlet
  • villain
  • wretch
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Example Sentences

Adjective Americans assume that our country was built by rogue males but there's more to the breed than wanderlust and rugged individualism. Florence King, National Review, 27 Aug. 2007 Perhaps more important, defense planners worried for the past year about the instability of the Soviet Union and the nightmare that a rogue Soviet submarine skipper might decide on his own to launch close to 200 warheads at U.S. targets. John Barry, Newsweek, 3 June 1991 In "The In-Laws," Alan Arkin is a dentist led astray by a rogue C.I.A. operative …, whose son his daughter is marrying, and he winds up dodging bullets on a Caribbean island. Terrence Rafferty, New Yorker, 30 July 1990 a rogue administrator who took bribes to falsify paperwork Noun Many of the vagabonds were rogues and cheaters of various kinds, and formed a subcommunity on the fringes of official society. Charles Barber, Early Modern English, 1976 Cartier decided that the two boys were a choice pair of rogues who would probably try to run him aground if taken as pilots, and that he would dispense with their services. Samuel Eliot Morison, The European Discovery of America, 1971 His account of their discoveries in the low life of a seaport town would have made a charming book, and in the various characters that came their way the student might easily have found matter for a very complete dictionary of rogues. W. Somerset Maugham, Moon and Sixpence, 1919 He's a lovable old rogue. a rogue who had nothing but contempt for people who made their living honestly See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
A few years ago, scientists at the University of Southampton in England claimed that the waters of the Bermuda Triangle were especially ripe for rogue waves due to storms moving in from all sides. Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2022 In business, rogue waves are forming with increasing frequency. Stephen Wunker, Forbes, 22 June 2021 In the 85 years since its maiden voyage, the RMS Queen Mary has survived rogue waves, transatlantic crossings and even a world war. Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2021 Harrison’s 550-pound boat was twice toppled by rogue waves, sending her into the water. New York Times, 22 Feb. 2021 These rogue waves in the markets are a kind of inflation. Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Feb. 2021 Economic sanctions offered a convenient way to contain rogue states at low cost and acceptable risk. WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022 The only thing that’s not so pleasant about the ocean is accidentally swallowing a mouthful of salt water during an underwater dip or a rogue wave. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 24 July 2022 There’s a dangerous mission involving uranium and a rogue state. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2022
Noun
Why would the rogue Prince Daemon agree to join forces with Driftmark? Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022 Marvel has been selling the notion of a more diverse MCU at least since Civil War (co-starring Emily VanCamp’s Sharon Carter, who went rogue on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier). Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 11 July 2022 Back in King’s Landing, Viserys chides Rhaenyra for going rogue. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2022 Is that responsible to refer to these law enforcement officials as going rogue? CBS News, 14 Aug. 2022 Over the course of a summer in Ocean City, Swanson’s hawks and falcons will sometimes go rogue and attack a gull. New York Times, 23 June 2022 But when a new threat emerges in the form of an alien spaceship captained by mega-robot Zurg (James Brolin) and his army of Zyclops automatons, Buzz is forced to go rogue. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2022 Greg Norman, famous for his collapses in the majors, has been pushing to go rogue and choke the PGA for a long time. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2022 What happens when the heroes go rogue and start abusing their powers? Travis Bean, Forbes, 3 June 2022
Verb
Zero-Trust protects against both account compromises and rogue internal accounts. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 June 2021 Trump is not a pharmaceutical manufacturer that can go rogue and produce a vaccine. Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 16 Sep. 2020 But a conservative Court of Appeals panel could rogue and decide to disobey Roe and Casey. Dylan Matthews, Vox, 11 July 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

derivative of rogue entry 2

Noun

of obscure origin

Verb

derivative of rogue entry 2

First Known Use

Adjective

1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1561, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Verb

1766, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

rogue

noun

ˈrōg How to pronounce rogue (audio)
1
: a dishonest or evil person
2
: a pleasantly mischievous person

Geographical Definition

Rogue

geographical name

ˈrōg How to pronounce Rogue (audio)
river about 200 miles (320 kilometers) long in southwestern Oregon rising in Crater Lake National Park and flowing west and southwest into the Pacific Ocean

roguishness

noun

as in mischief
playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm a bit of childish roguishness that ended up with a window being broken

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • mischief
  • playfulness
  • devilment
  • mischievousness
  • impishness
  • rascality
  • devilishness
  • roguery
  • wickedness
  • waggishness
  • devilry
  • knavery
  • waggery
  • hob
  • deviltry
  • shenanigan(s)
  • diablerie
  • misconduct
  • irritation
  • espièglerie
  • misbehavior
  • naughtiness
  • annoyance
  • buffoonery
  • sportiveness
  • friskiness
  • troublemaking
  • exasperation
  • trick
  • chicanery
  • tomfoolery
  • trickery
  • skylarking
  • diabolicalness
  • monkeying
  • horseplay
  • high jinks
  • antic
  • monkey business
  • caper
  • roughhousing
  • hijinks
  • practical joke
  • monkeyshine(s)
  • hanky-panky
  • goings-on
  • aggravation
  • dido

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • seriousness
  • gravity
  • gravitas
  • solemnity
  • solemnness
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