Dictionary

crackdown en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɹækdaʊn/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Deverbal from crack down.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement.
   • In the last two years crackdowns on various sectors of the economy, as well as prominent Chinese businessmen, have caused uncertainty. These have recently widened to include foreign nationals and firms, heightening worries in the international business community. 2023 November 15, Tessa Wong, “Xi Jinping arrives in US as his Chinese Dream sputters”, in BBC, archived from the original on 25 Nov 2023:
   • After a harsh police crackdown last week fueled anger and swelled protests, President Dilma Rousseff, a former guerrilla who was imprisoned under the dictatorship and has now become the target of pointed criticism herself, tried to appease dissenters by embracing their cause on Tuesday. 2013 June 18, Simon Romero, “Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2020, retrieved 21 Jun 2013:

Forms

Coordinates

clampdown

Translations (44)

el καταστολή (increased enforcement) · es represión (increased enforcement) · ru примене́ние суро́вых мер (increased enforcement) · cmn 彈壓 /弹压 (increased enforcement) · ko 단속 (increased enforcement) · es ola represiva (increased enforcement) · fi tukahdutus (increased enforcement) · es supresión (increased enforcement) · de Razzia (increased enforcement) · ar قَمْع (increased enforcement) · it giro di vite (increased enforcement) · fr acte de répression (increased enforcement) · es campaña contra (increased enforcement) · es medidas enérgicas (increased enforcement) · cmn 鎮壓 /镇压 (increased enforcement) · pt repressão (increased enforcement) · es medidas represivas (increased enforcement) · he אכיפה מוגברת (increased enforcement) · de scharfes Vorgehen (increased enforcement) · es opresión (increased enforcement) · eo drasta kontraŭago (increased enforcement) · cmn 痛擊 /痛击 (increased enforcement) · nl repressie (increased enforcement) · ko 탄압 (increased enforcement) · it misura restrittiva (increased enforcement) · de hartes Durchgreifen (increased enforcement) · es aplastamiento (increased enforcement) · fi kurinpalautus (increased enforcement) · es sojuzgamiento (increased enforcement) · el πάταξη (increased enforcement) · id penggrebekan (increased enforcement) · ru разго́н (increased enforcement) · fa سرکوب (increased enforcement) · nl onderdrukking (increased enforcement) · eo disciplinigo (increased enforcement) · ru репре́ссия (increased enforcement) · es medidas severas (increased enforcement) · yue 鎮壓 /镇压 (increased enforcement) · it repressione (increased enforcement) · eo severaj rimedoj (increased enforcement) · ja 弾圧 (increased enforcement) · es mano dura (increased enforcement) · es ofensiva (increased enforcement) · sv nedslag (increased enforcement)