Definitions for afoul
əˈfaʊlafoul

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. afoul(ip), foul, fouledadjective

   especially of a ship's lines etc

   "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. afouladverb

   In a state of entanglement or conflict with.

   He had a knack for running afoul of the law.

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1. afoul

   Afoul is an adverb or an adjective that means in a state of conflict, collision or entanglement with something or someone due to a violation of rules or conventions. It typically refers to situations of disagreement, non-compliance, or clashing with established laws or principles.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Afoul

   in collision; entangled

2. Etymology: [Pref. a- + foul.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Afoul

   a-fowl′, adj. or adv. entangled: in collision (with of).

How to pronounce afoul?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say afoul in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of afoul in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of afoul in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of afoul in a Sentence

1. Ziv Cohen:

   There's a lot of evidence, from the 911 calls, from the witnesses at Merry Piglets, and I believe there were other witnesses, that their relationship was spiraling out of control, there was conflict, verbal conflict, physical conflict, and certainly, I think that the Merry Piglets episode is significant in the sense that even other people were running afoul of Brian Laundrie.

2. Lindsey Graham:

   You'll run afoul of the Judiciary Committee. If I were you, I wouldn't do that, director Comey, trying to give you a little advice here.

3. Jennifer Shahade:

   At some point we are all compelled to take pause and reflect on the reality that unsubstantiated, temporally aged, and concurrent use of social media to incite a ‘Me Too’ call-to-arms runs afoul of every constitutional safeguard we have always held so dear. Superimposing today’s mores on erroneous recitals of acts of yesteryear is a recipe for disaster for both the accused and the accuser.

4. Kaelan Hollon:

   We firmly support the public awareness of the harms of smoking cigarettes, but the manner in which those messages are delivered to the public cannot run afoul of the First Amendment protections that apply to all speakers, including cigarette manufacturers.

5. Adnan Choopani:

   In one way, it's good for the world to see how Australia has been treating our entrants, whether they're asylum seekers or refugees, or indeed an athlete like Dijana Djokovic who has simply fallen afoul, apparently, on the documentation on Dijana Djokovic visa, if anything, we're hoping that this entire embarrassing saga comes to place Australians in a position where they understand more the plight of these people.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=afoul
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Afoul
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afoul
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=afoul