crankiness
/ˈkræŋkinəs/noun
उच्चारण क्रैंकिनस
चिड़चिड़ापन, झुँझलाहट
Core word
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[U] informal, especially North American
the state of being bad-tempered and easily annoyed
चिड़चिड़ापन, झुँझलाहट
- Lack of sleep often leads to crankiness in small children.
- The baby's crankiness vanished after a short nap.
- Hunger makes his crankiness worse.
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- Her crankiness was due to the long journey.
- We put up with the old man's crankiness because he was kind at heart.
Synonyms irritability grumpiness bad temper peevishness testiness
Opposite good humour cheerfulness
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[U] British, informal
the quality of being strange or unusual in behaviour or ideas
सनकीपन, अजीबपन
- People laughed at the crankiness of his theories.
- The crankiness of his habits amused his neighbours.
- The crankiness of the professor's ideas made him famous.
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- Nobody could explain the crankiness of the machine's design.
- Her crankiness showed in the odd clothes she wore.
Synonyms eccentricity oddness weirdness quirkiness
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crankiness (uncountable noun)
It names the general state of being irritable or odd and is not used with 'a' or in the plural.
यह चिड़चिड़ेपन या अजीबपन की सामान्य अवस्था बताता है; इसके साथ 'a' या plural रूप नहीं लगता।
- Lack of sleep often leads to crankiness.
- The crankiness of the old clerk was known to everyone.
crankiness + of + noun / possessive + crankiness
Say whose crankiness it is with 'of' or a possessive adjective.
किसकी crankiness है, यह बताने के लिए 'of' या possessive adjective का प्रयोग होता है।
- Her crankiness disappeared after a cup of tea.
- We put up with the crankiness of the heat and the crowd.
crankiness + in / with + noun
Use 'in' for the situation where it appears and 'with' for the person who suffers it.
जिस स्थिति में यह दिखे उसके लिए 'in' और जिसे झेलना पड़े उसके लिए 'with' का प्रयोग होता है।
- There was a noticeable crankiness in the voice of the examiner.
- The teacher dealt calmly with the crankiness of the tired children.
show / display crankiness
These verbs pair with crankiness when it becomes visible in someone's behaviour.
जब किसी के व्यवहार में चिड़चिड़ापन दिखाई दे, तब ये verbs crankiness के साथ आते हैं।
- He showed no crankiness even after a six-hour train delay.
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adjective + crankiness
morninggeneralsuddenmildusual
- Her morning crankiness vanishes after breakfast.
verb + crankiness
causeput up withblameavoidexplain
- Hunger can cause crankiness in toddlers.
crankiness + preposition
crankiness atcrankiness aboutcrankiness duringcrankiness aftercrankiness in
- There is always some crankiness during exam week.
crankiness + noun
levelsproblemattackstreaksymptom
- Tiredness is a common symptom of crankiness in young children.
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- The long wait at the railway station added to everyone's crankiness.
रेलवे स्टेशन पर लंबे इंतज़ार ने सबके चिड़चिड़ेपन को और बढ़ा दिया।
- Radhika blamed the summer heat for her brother's crankiness.
राधिका ने अपने भाई के चिड़चिड़ेपन के लिए गर्मी को ज़िम्मेदार ठहराया।
- The crankiness of the old printing machine surprised nobody in the office.
पुरानी छपाई मशीन की सनक से कार्यालय में किसी को हैरानी नहीं हुई।
- A short nap is the best cure for the baby's crankiness.
बच्चे के चिड़चिड़ेपन का सबसे अच्छा इलाज थोड़ी देर की झपकी है।
- His crankiness during the interview cost him the job.
इंटरव्यू के दौरान उसके चिड़चिड़े व्यवहार के कारण उसे नौकरी नहीं मिली।
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✗ He is suffering from crankiness since morning.
✓ He has been suffering from crankiness since morning.
With 'since' and an action that continues up to now, use the present perfect continuous.
'Since' के साथ अब तक चलती आ रही क्रिया के लिए present perfect continuous आता है।
✗ The teacher was annoyed from the crankiness of the students.
✓ The teacher was annoyed by the crankiness of the students.
Use 'by' (or 'at') after annoyed, not 'from'.
'Annoyed' के बाद 'by' या 'at' आता है, 'from' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
irritability grumpiness bad temper peevishness testiness eccentricity oddness weirdness quirkiness
Antonyms
good humour cheerfulness
§Grammar and usage
British and American: in British English cranky usually means strange or eccentric, while in American English it usually means bad-tempered.
British और American English में अंतर है: British English में cranky का अर्थ आमतौर पर अजीब या सनकी होता है, जबकि American English में इसका अर्थ आमतौर पर चिड़चिड़ा होता है।