bloody
/ˈblʌdi/adjective
उच्चारण ब्लडी
ख़ूनी, रक्तरंजित
Core word
- 1
involving a lot of violence and killing; covered with blood
ख़ूनी, रक्तरंजित
- a bloody battle
- a bloody nose
- He came home with a bloody lip after the fall.
Synonyms violent gory savage brutal bloodstained
Opposite peaceful bloodless non-violent
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[only before noun] BrE, taboo, informal
a swear word that many people find offensive, used to emphasize a comment or an angry statement
(अपशब्द) सख़्त, बहुत
- (avoid in formal English)
- Some British speakers say 'a bloody long wait', but the word can offend.
- Teachers advise students not to use a word like bloody in essays.
+ 2 more examples
- In Britain, bloody is a mild swear word to some and very rude to others.
- Some people find the word bloody offensive, so avoid it in formal writing.
Synonyms damned flaming
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
literal sense: bloody + noun
Before a noun it means covered in blood or involving much violence: a bloody nose, a bloody battle. This sense is neutral and acceptable anywhere.
noun से पहले इसका अर्थ है खून से सना या बहुत हिंसक: a bloody nose, a bloody battle। यह अर्थ तटस्थ है और हर जगह स्वीकार्य है।
- The batsman left the field with a bloody nose.
- The Battle of Panipat was a long and bloody conflict.
swear-word use (BrE slang): avoid
In British slang, bloody is an intensifier meaning very or damn, used when angry. It is offensive to many people and must not be used in exams or polite writing.
British slang में bloody गुस्से में 'बहुत' या 'कमबख़्त' के अर्थ में ज़ोर देने के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है। यह कई लोगों को अपमानजनक लगता है, इसलिए परीक्षा या शिष्ट लेखन में इसका प्रयोग न करें।
- In a novel, a character might say, It's a bloody mess, to show anger.
- Students should write very, not bloody, to emphasise a point.
be bloody / the bloodiest
As a predicate adjective it describes a fight, scene or day. The comparative and superlative are bloodier and bloodiest.
predicate के रूप में यह किसी लड़ाई, दृश्य या दिन का वर्णन करता है। इसके comparative और superlative bloodier और bloodiest हैं।
- The Partition riots were among the bloodiest events of the century.
- The match turned bloodier than anyone expected.
bloody as a verb: to bloody sb's nose
Bloody can also be a verb meaning to cover with blood or to hurt. The forms are bloody, bloodies, bloodied, bloodying.
'Bloody' क्रिया भी हो सकती है, जिसका अर्थ खून से सान देना या चोट पहुँचाना है। रूप हैं bloody, bloodies, bloodied, bloodying।
- The boxer bloodied his opponent's lip in the second round.
- The team bloodied the champions' nose in the semi-final.
+Collocations 4
bloody + noun (violence)
battlewarconflictrevolutioncoupmassacre
- The revolution was one of the bloodiest in the nation's history.
bloody + noun (physical)
noselipknifebandagehandprint
- The nurse gave the boy a tissue for his bloody nose.
adverb + bloody
extremelyincreasinglygrimlynotoriously
- The border dispute turned increasingly bloody over the summer.
bloody + noun (fiction)
scenetaleendingthriller
- The play has a bloody ending in which the king is killed.
“More examples 5
- The cricket ball hit him, and his shirt was soon bloody.
क्रिकेट की गेंद उसे लगी और उसकी कमीज़ जल्दी ही खून से सन गई।
- Historians describe the Kalinga war as a bloody turning point for Ashoka.
इतिहासकार कलिंग युद्ध को अशोक के लिए एक खूनी मोड़ बताते हैं।
- The negotiations were long, but at least they avoided a bloody outcome.
बातचीत लंबी चली, पर कम से कम खूनी परिणाम से बचाव हो गया।
- The film's bloody battle scenes were cut by the censor board.
फ़िल्म के खूनी युद्ध-दृश्य सेंसर बोर्ड ने काट दिए।
- Mahesh wiped his bloody knee and carried on playing.
महेश ने अपना खून लगा घुटना पोंछा और खेलता रहा।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ His shirt was full of bloody after the match.
✓ His shirt was full of blood after the match.
Bloody is an adjective; after 'full of' use the noun blood.
'Bloody' adjective है; 'full of' के बाद noun 'blood' आता है।
?Which word?
Keep the violent words together: bloody, gory (involving a lot of blood), brutal, savage, sanguinary (literary, involving killing).
हिंसक के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: bloody, gory (बहुत खून वाला), brutal, savage, sanguinary (साहित्यिक, हत्या वाला)।
§Grammar and usage
Usage note: in British English, bloody is also a mild swear word used for emphasis; avoid it in exams and formal writing.
प्रयोग नोट: British English में bloody ज़ोर देने के लिए प्रयुक्त हल्का अपशब्द भी है; परीक्षाओं और औपचारिक लेखन में इससे बचें।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
History GK: Bloody Sunday (1905) in Russia; the Jallianwala Bagh massacre (1919) in Amritsar; the Kalinga War (about 261 BCE) was so bloody that it led Ashoka to adopt Buddhism.
इतिहास GK में रूस में Bloody Sunday (1905); अमृतसर में जलियाँवाला बाग़ हत्याकांड (1919); कलिंग युद्ध (लगभग 261 ईसा पूर्व) इतना रक्तरंजित था कि अशोक ने बौद्ध धर्म अपना लिया।