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- 1. a huge, powerful, and overwhelming force: "the juggernaut of public expenditure"
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A juggernaut (/ ˈ dʒ ʌ ɡ ər n ɔː t / ⓘ), in current English usage, is a literal or metaphorical force regarded as merciless, destructive, and unstoppable. This English usage originated in the mid-nineteenth century and was the early rendering in English of Jagannath , an important deity in the Hinduism of eastern and north-eastern India.
JUGGERNAUT definition: 1. a very large, heavy truck: 2. a large powerful force or organization that cannot be stopped 3…. Learn more.
Jun 7, 2011 · The meaning of JUGGERNAUT is a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path. How to use juggernaut in a sentence. The History of Juggernaut
1. countable noun. A juggernaut is a very large truck. [mainly British] 2. countable noun. If you describe an organization or group as a juggernaut, you are critical of them because they are large and extremely powerful, and you think they are not being controlled properly. [disapproval]
a crude idol of Krishna worshipped at Puri and throughout Odisha (formerly Orissa) and Bengal. At an annual festival the idol is wheeled through the town on a gigantic chariot and devotees are supposed to have formerly thrown themselves under the wheels.
Juggernaut means a massive force. If the army marching into your country is a juggernaut, you're doomed. If you're trying to market a new Cola product, you're up against corporate giant Coca-Cola, a beverage juggernaut if ever there was one.
noun. /ˈdʒʌɡənɔːt/ /ˈdʒʌɡərnɔːt/ (British English, often disapproving) a very large lorry. juggernauts roaring through country villages. Topics Transport by car or lorry c2. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
Juggernaut definition, any large, overpowering force or object, such as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team. See more.
a divine image of the god Jagannath, often seen as a form of Vishnu, worshipped at Puri and throughout Odisha (formerly Orissa) and Bengal. At an annual festival the image is wheeled through the town on a gigantic chariot and devotees are supposed to have formerly thrown themselves under the wheels. [...]
1. ( often l.c.) any large, overpowering, destructive force or object. 2. ( often l.c.) anything requiring blind devotion or cruel sacrifice. 3. an idol of Krishna, at Puri in Orissa, India, annually drawn on a huge cart under whose wheels devotees are said to have thrown themselves to be crushed.
