epithet
/ˈepɪθet/noun
उच्चारण एपिथेट
विशेषण, उपाधि, किसी गुण को बताने वाला नाम
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an adjective or phrase used to describe somebody's character or most important quality, often added to or used instead of their name
विशेषण, उपाधि, किसी गुण को बताने वाला नाम
- 'The Iron Man' is the epithet given to Sardar Patel.
- Alexander earned the epithet 'the Great'.
- The epithet 'Lion of Punjab' was given to Lala Lajpat Rai.
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- Tagore is often known by the epithet 'Gurudev'.
- The cricketer earned the epithet 'the Wall' for his solid defence.
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an offensive word used to describe somebody
अपमानजनक संबोधन, गाली
- The crowd hurled racial epithets at the players.
- The player was fined for hurling an ugly epithet at the umpire.
- The referee warned the player for shouting an epithet at the crowd.
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- Using an ugly epithet against anyone is unacceptable.
- He was ashamed that he had used such a nasty epithet.
AaSpelling
ep·i·thet
With th and -thet (not 'epithat'); from the Greek for 'added'.
th और अंत में -thet ('epithat' गलत है); Greek में 'जोड़ा गया' से।
?Which word?
Keep apart epithet (a descriptive title), epitaph (words on a tombstone), epigram (a witty saying), epilogue (a closing section).
अलग रखिए: epithet (वर्णनात्मक उपाधि), epitaph (समाधि-लेख), epigram (चुटीली उक्ति), epilogue (उपसंहार)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A descriptive word or phrase added to a name, as in 'Richard the Lionheart' or 'Bapu'.
'नाम के साथ जोड़ा गया वर्णनात्मक शब्द या वाक्यांश' के लिए यह शब्द आता है, जैसे 'Richard the Lionheart' या 'बापू'।
General knowledge
Epithets of Indian leaders: Netaji, Lokmanya, Deshbandhu, Lal-Bal-Pal.
भारतीय नेताओं के epithets: नेताजी, लोकमान्य, देशबंधु, लाल-बाल-पाल।