暴ぼう挙きょ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

reckless action; outrageous act; violence

Refers to an act that is violent, reckless, or goes beyond acceptable bounds, often used in political or social criticism.

その政せい策さくは国こく民みんに対たいする暴ぼう挙きょだ。
That policy is an outrage against the people.
彼かれの暴ぼう挙きょに周しゅう囲いはあきれ返かえった。
People around him were appalled by his reckless behavior.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が暴ぼう挙きょを働はたらくfor someone to commit an outrageous/reckless act
彼かれは会かい議ぎ中ちゅうに暴ぼう挙きょを働はたらいた。
He committed an outrageous act during the meeting.
〈事こと〉という暴ぼう挙きょthe outrageous act of doing ~
無む許きょ可かでビルを取とり壊こわすという暴ぼう挙きょに踏ふみ切きった。
They went ahead with the outrageous act of demolishing the building without permission.

Expressions

暴ぼう挙きょに出でるresort to violence; take drastic action

Kanji

暴outburst, rave, fret
挙raise, plan, project

Related words

暴ぼう力りょくN2
暴力 is general physical violence or force, while 暴挙 emphasizes the outrageous, reckless nature of an act, which may or may not be physically violent.
乱らん暴ぼうN3
乱暴 is a common word (noun/adjective) for rough or violent behavior in everyday contexts, while 暴挙 is a more formal term for a single deliberate, scandalous act.
蛮ばん行こう
蛮行 stresses savage, barbaric cruelty, while 暴挙 stresses reckless overreach that goes beyond acceptable bounds.
横おう暴ぼう
横暴 describes ongoing tyrannical or high-handed conduct, while 暴挙 usually refers to a single reckless act.
暴ぼう走そう
暴挙 refers to a single reckless act or outrage, while 暴走 emphasizes the ongoing process or state of running out of control.

Don't confuse with

暴ぼう動どうN1
暴動 specifically means a riot or mass uprising, whereas 暴挙 refers to any single outrageous or reckless act, not necessarily involving a crowd.

Counted with

件けんN2
暴挙 is typically counted with 件 as an incident or case, e.g. 一件の暴挙.

Etymology

Compound of 暴 (violent, reckless) and 挙 (action, undertaking). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys a reckless or outrageous act.