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- 1. a huge, powerful, and overwhelming force: "the juggernaut of public expenditure"
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A juggernaut (/ ˈdʒʌɡərnɔːt / ⓘ), [1] 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.
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
JUGGERNAUT definition: 1. a very large, heavy truck: 2. a large powerful force or organization that cannot be stopped 3…. Learn more.
noun. 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.
n. 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.
Definition of juggernaut noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. 1. any terrible force, esp one that destroys or that demands complete self-sacrifice. 2. British. a very large lorry for transporting goods by road, esp one that travels throughout Europe. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Juggernaut in American English. (ˈdʒʌgərˌnɔt ) noun.
There are 2 main definitions of juggernaut in English: juggernaut 1; juggernaut 2
juggernaut. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Motor vehicles jug‧ger‧naut /ˈdʒʌɡənɔːt $ -ərnɒːt/ noun [countable] 1 British English a very large vehicle that carries goods over long distances SYN semi American English 2 a very powerful force, organization etc whose effect or influence cannot be ...
