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congestion

/kənˈdʒestʃən/noun

उच्चारण कन्जेस्चन

भीड़भाड़, जाम

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noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    the state of being crowded and full of traffic

    भीड़भाड़, जाम

    • traffic congestion in cities
    • Traffic congestion near the station gets worse every evening.
    • Congestion on the highway delayed us by two hours.
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    • The new flyover should reduce congestion at the junction.
    • Cities charge fees to reduce congestion.

    Synonyms crowding overcrowding jam blockage gridlock

    Opposite clearness free flow emptiness

  2. 2

    [U] medical

    a condition in which a part of the body becomes blocked with blood or mucus

    (नाक) बंद होना, रक्तसंचय

    • nasal congestion
    • The doctor prescribed steam inhalation to relieve her nasal congestion.
    • Chest congestion kept him awake all night.
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    • She took medicine for congestion caused by the cold.
    • Steam helps to ease congestion in the nose.

    Synonyms blockage stuffiness obstruction

◇Word family
congested adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

crowding overcrowding jam blockage gridlock stuffiness obstruction

Antonyms

clearness free flow emptiness

AaSpelling

con·ges·tion

?Which word?

Keep the blocked words together: congestion, gridlock (a traffic jam in which no vehicles can move), bottleneck (a narrow part that slows traffic), jam, obstruction.

अवरोध के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: congestion, gridlock (ऐसा जाम जिसमें कोई वाहन न हिले), bottleneck (यातायात धीमा करने वाला संकरा भाग), jam, obstruction।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Traffic congestion, nasal congestion, ease congestion.

Collocations: traffic congestion (यातायात जाम), nasal congestion (नाक बंद होना), ease congestion (भीड़ या रुकावट कम करना)।

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General knowledge

Congestion pricing (charging vehicles to enter busy areas) is used in London, Singapore and Stockholm; metro rail systems help reduce road congestion in Indian cities.

Congestion pricing (व्यस्त क्षेत्रों में वाहनों के प्रवेश पर शुल्क) लंदन, सिंगापुर और स्टॉकहोम में प्रयुक्त होती है; मेट्रो रेल भारतीय शहरों में सड़क की भीड़ घटाने में मदद करती है।