Rout

//ɹaʊt//

Synonyms for "rout" (297 found)

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Related words (148)

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Translations

78 translations across 16 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • τροπή noun (act of completely defeating an army, etc., causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; convincing defeat)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • безредно отстъпление noun (retreat of an enemy force, etc.)
  • бягство noun (retreat of an enemy force, etc.)
  • поражение noun (act of completely defeating an army, etc., causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; convincing defeat)
  • разгром noun (act of completely defeating an army, etc., causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; convincing defeat)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 击退 verb (to completely defeat and force into disorderly retreat)
  • 擊潰 /击溃 verb (to completely defeat and force into disorderly retreat)

Czech

4 entries
  • chátra noun (disorderly and tumultuous crowd — see also mob)
  • dav noun (disorderly and tumultuous crowd — see also mob)
  • debakl noun (act of completely defeating an army, etc., causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; convincing defeat)
  • drtivá porážka noun (act of completely defeating an army, etc., causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; convincing defeat)

Dutch

1 entries
  • bende noun (group of (often violent) criminals or gangsters; such people as a class)

Finnish

4 entries
  • häiriö noun (noisy disturbance; disturbance of the peace — see also commotion, tumult)
  • jengi noun (group of (often violent) criminals or gangsters; such people as a class)
  • joukko noun (group of (often violent) criminals or gangsters; such people as a class)
  • karjunta noun (loud, resounding noise)

French

3 entries
  • débâcle noun (act of completely defeating an army, etc., causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; convincing defeat)
  • déroute noun (act of completely defeating an army, etc., causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; convincing defeat)
  • raout noun (fashionable assembly; large evening party — see also soiree)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • falka noun (group of animals, especially one which is lively or unruly, or made up of wild animals such as wolves)

Irish

2 entries
  • maidhm noun (act of completely defeating an army, etc., causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; convincing defeat)
  • ruaig noun (act of completely defeating an army, etc., causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; convincing defeat)

Italian

1 entries
  • sbarattare verb (to completely defeat and force into disorderly retreat)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 潰走させる verb (to completely defeat and force into disorderly retreat)

Polish

1 entries
  • rozgromienie noun (act of completely defeating an army, etc., causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; convincing defeat)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • desbaratar verb (to completely defeat and force into disorderly retreat)

Russian

4 entries
  • банда noun (group of (often violent) criminals or gangsters; such people as a class)
  • приём noun (fashionable assembly; large evening party — see also soiree)
  • ра́ут noun (fashionable assembly; large evening party — see also soiree)
  • сброд noun (disorderly and tumultuous crowd — see also mob)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • bagra noun (group of (often violent) criminals or gangsters; such people as a class)
  • banda noun (group of (often violent) criminals or gangsters; such people as a class)
  • rulja noun (disorderly and tumultuous crowd — see also mob)
  • čopor noun (group of animals, especially one which is lively or unruly, or made up of wild animals such as wolves)

Spanish

1 entries
  • goleada noun (act of completely defeating an army, etc., causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; convincing defeat)

Sample sentences

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He stops, and from Achates hastes to seize / his chance-brought arms, the arrows and the bow, / the branching antlers smites, and lays the leader low. / Next fall the herd; and through the leafy glade / in mingled rout he drives the scattered train, / plying his shafts.

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"Thus while they waver and, perplex with doubt, / urge diverse counsels, and in parts divide, / lo, from the citadel, foremost of a rout, / breathless Laocoon runs, and from afar cries out: / 'Ah! wretched townsmen! do ye think the foe / gone, or that guileless are their gifts? O blind / with madness! Thus Ulysses do ye know?'"

Source: tatoeba (6804543)

On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced its worst rout since 1987’s "Black Monday."

Source: tatoeba (8618398)

The enemy's rout gave us a decisive victory.

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