bashing
/ˈbæʃɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण बैशिंग
करारी हार, कड़ी आलोचना
Core word
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[C, usually sing.] informal
a severe defeat or strong criticism
करारी हार, कड़ी आलोचना
- The government took a bashing in the local elections.
- The film got a real bashing from the critics.
- The team took a bashing in the first match of the series.
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- The film's director got a bashing on social media.
- He gave the opposition a real bashing in the debate.
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[U, often in compounds] informal
strong public criticism of a particular group of people or of an organization
(किसी समूह की) कड़ी निंदा, लगातार आलोचना
- media-bashing
- Politicians enjoy a bit of bureaucrat-bashing before elections.
- Teacher-bashing is not a fair way to discuss school problems.
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- There is too much politician-bashing on television.
- The programme was criticised for its immigrant-bashing.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
bashing (uncountable, informal) = harsh criticism
Bashing is a harsh public attack in words. It is usually uncountable and informal, and is often formed with a noun: 'media bashing', 'teacher bashing'.
'Bashing' शब्दों में किया गया कड़ा सार्वजनिक आक्रमण है। यह प्रायः uncountable और informal होता है और अक्सर किसी noun के साथ बनता है: 'media bashing', 'teacher bashing'।
- The minister faced a lot of bashing in the press.
- Constant bashing of young people is unfair.
noun + bashing (compound)
The compound shows who is being attacked: 'bashing' follows the group or institution, as in 'Pakistan-bashing' or 'bank-bashing'. A hyphen is common.
यह compound बताता है कि निशाने पर कौन है: 'bashing' समूह या संस्था के बाद आता है, जैसे 'Pakistan-bashing' या 'bank-bashing'; hyphen आम है।
- Politician-bashing has become a popular pastime on social media.
a bashing (countable) = a heavy defeat
As a countable noun, a bashing means a severe defeat or beating; the verb 'take' or 'get' usually goes with it.
Countable noun के रूप में 'a bashing' का अर्थ भारी हार या पिटाई है; इसके साथ प्रायः 'take' या 'get' क्रिया आती है।
- The home team took a bashing in the final.
- The old car got a bashing on the bad road.
give / get / take a bashing
'Give' is used for the one who attacks and 'get' or 'take' for the one who suffers.
हमला करने वाले के लिए 'give' और सहने वाले के लिए 'get' या 'take' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The critics gave the film a bashing.
bash (verb) → bashing (noun)
The verb bash means to hit hard; bashing is its noun, used mostly in informal and journalistic English for criticism or heavy defeat.
क्रिया 'bash' का अर्थ ज़ोर से मारना है; 'bashing' उसका noun है, जो अधिकतर informal और पत्रकारिता की English में आलोचना या भारी हार के लिए आता है।
- The batsmen bashed the bowling all over the ground.
- The bashing of the bowlers continued for an hour.
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verb + bashing
takegetgivesufferstopface
- The new policy took a bashing from every newspaper.
group + bashing
teacherpoliticianmediabankimmigrant
- Media bashing does not solve real problems.
adjective + bashing
constantunfairheavypublicrelentless
- The actor faced relentless bashing on social media.
bashing + from / by
by the pressfrom criticsfrom the oppositionby fans
- The coach received a lot of bashing from fans after the defeat.
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- The team took a bashing from the champions in the first match.
पहले मैच में टीम को चैंपियनों से करारी हार मिली।
- The film got a bashing from critics.
समीक्षकों ने फ़िल्म की जमकर आलोचना की।
- Radhika disliked the endless teacher-bashing in the debate.
राधिका को बहस में शिक्षकों की अंतहीन आलोचना पसंद नहीं आई।
- Bashing a whole community for the mistake of a few is wrong.
कुछ लोगों की ग़लती के लिए पूरे समुदाय की निंदा करना ग़लत है।
- The government took a heavy bashing in the media over the delay.
देरी के कारण सरकार को मीडिया में कड़ी आलोचना झेलनी पड़ी।
- Radhika thought the social-media bashing of the singer was unfair.
राधिका को लगा कि गायक की social media पर की गई आलोचना अनुचित थी।