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bleak

/bliːk/adjective

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निराशाजनक, धुँधला

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adjective
  1. 1

    (of a situation) not giving any reason to have hope or expect anything good

    निराशाजनक, धुँधला

    • The future looks bleak for small traders.
    • The outlook for the farmers is bleak.
    • The company faces a bleak future after the loss of its biggest client.
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    • Prospects for jobs in the area look bleak.
    • The doctor gave a bleak report on his condition.
  2. 2

    (of a place or the weather) cold, empty and unpleasant

    वीरान, ठंडा और उजाड़

    • a bleak winter morning
    • The bleak hills offered no shelter from the freezing wind.
    • A bleak wind blew across the empty plain.
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    • The village looked bleak under the grey winter sky.
    • They crossed the bleak desert in a single day.