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deep-rooted

/ˌdiːp ˈruːtɪd/adjective

उच्चारण डीप रूटिड

गहरी जड़ों वाला, बद्धमूल, गहराई से जमा हुआ

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    (of a feeling, belief or problem) strongly established and very difficult to change or remove

    गहरी जड़ों वाला, बद्धमूल, गहराई से जमा हुआ

    • Caste prejudice is a deep-rooted problem in many villages.
    • She has a deep-rooted fear of water.
    • The belief in luck is deep-rooted in many families.
    + 2 more examples
    • Corruption is a deep-rooted evil that needs honest effort to remove.
    • His deep-rooted dislike of crowds kept him away from the fair.

    Synonyms deep-seated entrenched ingrained established firm

    Opposite superficial shallow fleeting

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

deep-rooted + noun

Deep-rooted comes before a noun and describes beliefs, habits or problems that are old and hard to remove.

'Deep-rooted' noun से पहले आता है और ऐसी मान्यताओं, आदतों या समस्याओं का वर्णन करता है जो पुरानी हैं और कठिनाई से मिटती हैं।

  • Corruption is a deep-rooted problem in many offices.
  • He has a deep-rooted fear of water.

be + deep-rooted

After be the word keeps its hyphen and describes how firmly the belief or habit is fixed.

'be' के बाद भी इसमें hyphen बना रहता है और यह बताता है कि मान्यता या आदत कितनी दृढ़ है।

  • The prejudice is deep-rooted in our society.

deep-rooted in + noun

Use in to name where the belief or habit is established.

मान्यता या आदत कहाँ स्थापित है, यह बताने के लिए 'in' आता है।

  • The tradition is deep-rooted in rural life.

deep-rooted vs deeply rooted

Both forms are correct; deeply rooted is a little more formal.

दोनों रूप सही हैं; 'deeply rooted' थोड़ा अधिक औपचारिक है।

  • Their friendship is deeply rooted in childhood memories.
+Collocations 4

deep-rooted + noun

prejudicetraditionbeliefhabitproblem

  • Superstition remains a deep-rooted belief in some villages.

deep-rooted + feeling

fearangerdistrustloyaltylove

  • She had a deep-rooted distrust of strangers.

deep-rooted + social issue

inequalitybiaspovertycorruptioncaste divisions

  • Deep-rooted inequality cannot be removed overnight.

adverb + deep-rooted

veryequallyfirmlyculturallyhistorically

  • The custom is culturally deep-rooted in the region.
“More examples 5
  • Changing deep-rooted habits takes time and patience.

गहरी जमी आदतों को बदलने में समय और धैर्य लगता है।

  • The reformers fought against deep-rooted customs.

सुधारकों ने गहरी जमी रूढ़ियों के विरुद्ध संघर्ष किया।

  • Radhika's love for books is deep-rooted; it began in childhood.

राधिका का पुस्तकों के प्रति प्रेम गहरा है; यह बचपन से शुरू हुआ।

  • The essay discusses deep-rooted gender bias in hiring.

निबंध में नियुक्ति में गहरे जमे लैंगिक पूर्वाग्रह की चर्चा है।

  • Their deep-rooted differences made agreement impossible.

उनके गहरे मतभेदों ने समझौता असंभव बना दिया।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The corruption is deep rooted problem.

✓ Corruption is a deep-rooted problem.

The adjective needs a hyphen and the noun phrase needs 'a'.

विशेषण में hyphen लगता है और noun phrase से पहले 'a' चाहिए।

✗ The belief is deep-rooted at the society.

✓ The belief is deep-rooted in society.

Use in, not at, and drop the article before society.

'At' नहीं, 'in' का प्रयोग करें, और society से पहले article न लगाएँ।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These adjectives describe things that are firmly fixed, with slight differences.

ये विशेषण दृढ़ता से जमी चीज़ों का वर्णन करते हैं, पर इनमें थोड़ा अंतर है।

deep-rooted

Old, strong and very hard to remove, often a belief or habit.

पुरानी, मज़बूत और हटाने में बहुत कठिन, प्रायः मान्यता या आदत।

  • A deep-rooted tradition is hard to change.

ingrained

Firmly fixed in a person's mind or behaviour.

किसी के मन या व्यवहार में दृढ़ता से बैठा हुआ।

  • Honesty was ingrained in her.

entrenched

So firmly established that change seems very difficult, often a bad system.

इतना स्थापित कि परिवर्तन कठिन लगे, प्रायः बुरी व्यवस्था।

  • Entrenched interests blocked the reform.