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"tough" Meaning in English

1. a cruel and brutal fellow

Part of speech : noun

Synonyms

bully , rowdy , hooligan , ruffian , roughneck , yob , yobo , yobbo

2. feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')

Part of speech : adjective

Synonyms

bad

3. substantially made or constructed

Part of speech : adjective

Synonyms

sturdy

4. making great mental demands

Part of speech : adjective

Synonyms

elusive

5. very difficult

Part of speech : adjective

Synonyms

rugged

6. unfortunate or hard to bear

Part of speech : adjective

Synonyms

hard

7. physically toughened

Part of speech : adjective

Example : The tough bottoms of my feet were earned by walking barefoot for an entire summer.

Synonyms

toughened

8. violent and lawless

Part of speech : adjective

Synonyms

ruffianly

9. an aggressive and violent young criminal

Part of speech : noun

Synonyms

hood

10. someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

Part of speech : noun

Synonyms

street fighter

11. resistant to cutting or chewing

Part of speech : adjective

12. not given to gentleness or sentimentality

Part of speech : adjective

Example : a tough character

Translation for "tough"

tough meaning in Spanish : difícil

tough meaning in German : zäh

tough meaning in Japanese : タフ

tough meaning in Turkish : sert

tough meaning in Chinese : 强硬

tough meaning in Arabic : قاسي

tough meaning in Polish : twardy

tough meaning in Hindi : कठोर

tough meaning in French : dure

tough meaning in Russian : жесткий

tough meaning in Tamil : கடுமையான

tough meaning in Telugu : కఠినమైన

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