(transitive, idiomatic) To treat (someone) roughly or without care, control, moderation, or respect; to act in a bullying manner toward (someone); to damage (someone or something).

Synonym of ride roughshod over

plural of roughsetter

(rare) A garment made from roughly spun yarn or made from a coarse material.

(of a garment or cloth) Woven from a coarsely spun yarn, (usually also from a coarse material). / (figuratively) Unpolished, rough and ready, uncultured, unsophisticated.

(US, informal) The lowest class of people; the rabble.

plural of roughspun

Characterised or marked by roughness; crude; unrefined

present participle of run roughshod over (alternative form of riding roughshod over).

simple past tense of run roughshod over (alternative form of rode roughshod over).