brigade
/bɹɪˈɡeɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.90 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A group of people organized for a common purpose.
noun
A military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.
noun
Coordinated online harassment, disruption or influencing, especially organized by an antagonistic website or community.
verb
To harass an individual or community online in a coordinated manner.
Example Sentences
- "a work brigade; a fire brigade"
- "More sympathy for career criminals from the bleeding-heart brigade!"
- "I wouldn't even want to be seen dead with those nerds of the bowl-cut brigade."
- "We've definitely seen an increase in abusive content since certain areas began COVID lockdowns and stay home orders, we suspect because of the growth of people having time to waste doing these sorts of brigades."
- "This is, however, a classic case where speech is brigaded with action."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰrégeti Proto-Germanic *brekanąder.? Italian briga Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian brigare ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -āta Italian -ata Italian brigatabor. Middle French brigade French brigadebor. English brigade Borrowed from French brigade.