existential
/ˌeɡzɪˈstenʃl/adjective
उच्चारण एग्ज़िस्टेन्शल
अस्तित्व संबंधी, अस्तित्वगत
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[usually before noun] formal
connected with human existence
अस्तित्व संबंधी, अस्तित्वगत
- an existential crisis
- Climate change is an existential threat.
- The poem deals with deep existential questions about life.
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- Scarce water is an existential problem for the village.
- The character faces an existential crisis in the second half of the novel.
Synonyms philosophical fundamental life-and-death basic
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philosophical fundamental life-and-death basic
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ex·is·ten·tial
With -ten- and -tial (not 'existencial').
बीच में -ten- और अंत में -tial ('existencial' गलत है)।
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Keep apart existence (being) and existential (connected with existence).
Existence (अस्तित्व) और existential (अस्तित्व से संबंधित) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
An existential threat (one that threatens the existence of something), an existential crisis (doubt about the meaning of your life).
Collocations: an existential threat (किसी चीज़ के अस्तित्व को खतरा), an existential crisis (अपने जीवन के अर्थ पर संदेह)।
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Philosophy: existentialism (Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus) holds that people are free and responsible for giving meaning to their own lives.
दर्शन में existentialism (Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus) मानता है कि लोग स्वतंत्र हैं और अपने जीवन को अर्थ देने के लिए ज़िम्मेदार हैं।