dunce
/dʌns/noun
उच्चारण डन्स
मंदबुद्धि, बुद्धू
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[C] old-fashioned, disapproving
a person, especially a student, who is slow to learn or stupid
मंदबुद्धि, बुद्धू
- Nobody is a dunce; everyone learns at their own pace.
- The teacher told the class never to call a classmate a dunce, because everyone learns differently.
- Teachers should never call a pupil a dunce.
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- In old stories, a dunce had to sit in a corner of the classroom.
- He felt like a dunce when he forgot the answer, but he practised and improved.
Synonyms fool dullard dolt ignoramus blockhead
Opposite genius prodigy scholar intellectual
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a dunce (countable)
Dunce is a countable noun for a slow learner. It is old-fashioned and insulting, so it is mainly met in books and idioms.
'Dunce' धीमे सीखने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए countable noun है; यह पुराना और अपमानजनक शब्द है, इसलिए मुख्यतः पुस्तकों और मुहावरों में मिलता है।
- In the story, the teacher called the boy a dunce.
- Radhika was never a dunce, only a late starter.
a dunce at + subject
Use at before the subject in which the person is weak.
जिस विषय में व्यक्ति कमज़ोर हो, उसके पहले 'at' आता है।
- He was a dunce at mathematics.
dunce's cap / dunce cap
A dunce cap was a tall paper cap that a slow pupil was once made to wear as punishment. Modern schools do not allow it.
Dunce cap एक ऊँची कागज़ की टोपी थी जो कभी धीमे विद्यार्थी को दंड के रूप में पहनाई जाती थी; आज के विद्यालयों में यह निषिद्ध है।
- The picture showed a boy in a dunce cap standing in the corner.
dunce vs slow learner
Today teachers prefer slow learner, which is kinder and describes the pace, not the person's worth.
आज शिक्षक 'slow learner' शब्द पसंद करते हैं, जो अधिक संवेदनशील है और गति बताता है, व्यक्ति का मूल्य नहीं।
- A good teacher never calls a pupil a dunce.
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adjective + dunce
completeutterclassvillagetotal
- He felt like a complete dunce in the maths test.
dunce + noun
capstoolcorner
- The old book showed a dunce cap on the pupil's head.
verb + dunce
call someone atreat someone as afeel like aprove aseem a
- Nobody should call a child a dunce.
dunce + at
dunce at mathsdunce at sportsdunce at drawingdunce at languages
- She thought herself a dunce at drawing.
related words
slow learnerbackbencherlate bloomerweak student
- A late bloomer is not a dunce; he just needs time.
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- The old teacher made the dunce stand in the corner.
पुराने अध्यापक ने कमज़ोर विद्यार्थी को कोने में खड़ा कर दिया।
- He was called a dunce at school, but he became a fine engineer.
विद्यालय में उसे मूर्ख कहा गया, पर वह एक अच्छा इंजीनियर बना।
- I felt like a dunce when I could not solve the easy sum.
जब मैं आसान सवाल हल नहीं कर पाया, तो मुझे अपने आप पर मूर्ख होने जैसा लगा।
- Nobody is a dunce; everyone learns at their own pace.
कोई मूर्ख नहीं होता; हर कोई अपनी गति से सीखता है।
- The dunce cap is a thing of the past in modern schools.
आधुनिक विद्यालयों में dunce cap अब बीते समय की बात है।
- Radhika helped her friend, who thought himself a dunce at algebra.
राधिका ने अपने उस मित्र की मदद की जो खुद को बीजगणित में मूर्ख समझता था।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He is dunce at maths.
✓ He is a dunce at maths.
Dunce is a countable noun and needs a.
'Dunce' countable noun है, इसलिए उसके पहले 'a' लगता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe weak students, but only some are kind.
ये शब्द कमज़ोर विद्यार्थियों का वर्णन करते हैं, पर सभी विनम्र नहीं हैं।
An old-fashioned, insulting word for a stupid or slow pupil.
मूर्ख या धीमे विद्यार्थी के लिए पुराना और अपमानजनक शब्द।
- The old book called him a dunce.
slow learner
A neutral, kind term for a pupil who needs more time.
अधिक समय चाहने वाले विद्यार्थी के लिए तटस्थ और संवेदनशील शब्द।
- He is a slow learner, not a dunce.
An informal word for a person who is bad at something.
किसी काम में कमज़ोर व्यक्ति के लिए अनौपचारिक शब्द।
- He is a duffer at football.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: dunce is old-fashioned and unkind; teachers today prefer 'slow learner' or simply encourage students.
प्रयोग में dunce पुराना और निर्दयी शब्द है; आज शिक्षक 'slow learner' कहना पसंद करते हैं या बस छात्रों को प्रोत्साहित करते हैं।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A slow learner (old-fashioned, disapproving) is a dunce; a person who knows nothing an ignoramus; a very clever young person a prodigy; a person of great learning a scholar or savant.
धीमा सीखने वाला (पुराना, नकारात्मक) dunce; कुछ न जानने वाला ignoramus; बहुत चतुर युवा prodigy; बहुत विद्वान व्यक्ति scholar या savant।
General knowledge
History: a dunce's cap was a paper cone put on a student's head as a punishment in the past.
इतिहास में dunce's cap अतीत में सज़ा के रूप में छात्र के सिर पर रखी कागज़ की शंकु-टोपी थी।