Difference between Rout and Mob

What is the difference between Rout and Mob?

Rout as a noun is a bellowing; a shouting; noise; clamor; uproar; disturbance; tumult. while Mob as a noun is an unruly group of people.

Rout

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A bellowing; a shouting; noise; clamor; uproar; disturbance; tumult. A troop; a throng; a company; an assembly; especially, a traveling company or throng. A disorderly and tumultuous crowd; a mob; hence, the rabble; the herd of common people. The state of being disorganized and thrown into confusion; -- said especially of an army defeated, broken in pieces, and put to flight in disorder or panic; also, the act of defeating and breaking up an army; as, the rout of the enemy was complete. A disturbance of the peace by persons assembled together with intent to do a thing which, if executed, would make them rioters, and actually making a motion toward the executing thereof. A fashionable assembly, or large evening party.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To roar; to bellow; to snort; to snore loudly. To defeat completely, forcing into disorderly retreat. To search or root in the ground, as a swine. To scoop out with a gouge or other tool; to furrow. To use a router in woodworking.

Mob

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To crowd around someone or something.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An unruly group of people.A commonly used collective noun for animals such as horses or cattle.The Mafia, or any such criminal group.A non-player character that exists to be fought or killed to further the progression of the story or game.

Part of speech: abbreviation

Definition: mobile phone

Example sentence: Once spirit was God, then it became man, and now it is even becoming mob.

We hope you now know whether to use Rout or Mob in your sentence.

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