go rogue en · VERB
Meanings
- (intransitive) To begin to behave in an erratic, uncontrolled, dangerous, destructive, or savage way.
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(idiomatic, intransitive) To behave in a very unconventional, independent, uncontrolled, or unauthorized way that ignores rules, norms, or expectations.
As the Biden administration and its allies try to secure an elusive cease-fire in Gaza, Israel appears to have gone rogue.
2024 August 2, Steven Erlanger, “Netanyahu, Defiant, Appears to Have Gone Rogue, Risking a Regional War”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To defect, or to repudiate allegiance, fealty, affiliation, or membership. (For example, a spy or soldier in relation to a country; or a politician in relation to a political party; or an employee; or a club member.)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| going rogue | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| goes rogue | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| went rogue | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gone rogue | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (12)
fr retourner sa veste (switch allegiance, affiliation, or membership) · de (ein rebellischer) Einzelgänger (behave in a very unconventional or independent way) · de abtrünnig (werden) (behave in a very unconventional or independent way) · de ausflippen (behave in an erratic or uncontrolled way) · fr changer de camp (switch allegiance, affiliation, or membership) · de auf eigene Faust (handeln, entscheiden etc.) (behave in a very unconventional or independent way) · de abtrünnig (werden) (switch allegiance, affiliation, or membership) · de (ein wütender) Einzelgänger (behave in an erratic or uncontrolled way) · fr trahir (switch allegiance, affiliation, or membership) · de eigenmächtig (handeln, entscheiden etc.) (behave in a very unconventional or independent way) · de aus der Reihe tanzen (behave in a very unconventional or independent way) · de ausrasten (behave in an erratic or uncontrolled way)