flawed
/flɔːd/adjective
उच्चारण फ़्लॉड
दोषपूर्ण, त्रुटिपूर्ण
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having a mistake, a weakness or a fault
दोषपूर्ण, त्रुटिपूर्ण
- a flawed argument
- The plan was deeply flawed.
- The design was flawed and had to be changed.
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- The study was flawed because the sample was too small.
- Even flawed diamonds can be cut into beautiful gems.
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flawed (adjective)
Flawed describes something with a fault; it is also the past participle of flaw.
'Flawed' उस चीज़ का वर्णन करता है जिसमें कोई कमी हो; यह verb 'flaw' का past participle भी है।
- The plan is flawed.
- It was a flawed design.
flawed + in sth / by sth
Use in for the area of weakness and by for the cause.
कमी के क्षेत्र के लिए 'in' और कारण के लिए 'by' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The report is flawed in its use of old data.
- The study was flawed by a small sample.
seriously / fatally flawed
Adverbs show how deep the fault is; fatally flawed means the fault will cause failure.
Adverb कमी की गहराई बताते हैं; 'fatally flawed' का अर्थ है कि कमी असफलता का कारण बनेगी।
- The argument is fatally flawed.
- The plan is seriously flawed.
flawed + character / hero
Flawed can describe a person with weaknesses, often a character in a story.
'Flawed' कमज़ोरियों वाले व्यक्ति का वर्णन कर सकता है, प्रायः कहानी के पात्र का।
- The hero is a flawed human being.
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adverb + flawed
deeplyfatallyseriouslybadlyslightly
- The survey is deeply flawed.
flawed + noun
logicplansystemdesignargumentprocess
- The flawed logic led to a wrong answer.
verb + flawed
beproveseemremainconsider
- The theory proved flawed.
flawed + person
characterheroleadergenius
- He is a flawed genius with a quick temper.
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- The question paper was flawed, so the exam was cancelled.
प्रश्न पत्र में त्रुटि थी, इसलिए परीक्षा रद्द कर दी गई।
- Her argument was clever but flawed.
उसका तर्क चतुर था, पर दोषपूर्ण था।
- The bridge design proved to be flawed.
पुल का डिज़ाइन त्रुटिपूर्ण सिद्ध हुआ।
- Even a flawed hero can win our love.
एक दोषपूर्ण नायक भी हमारा प्यार जीत सकता है।
- The method is flawed because it ignores village schools.
यह तरीका दोषपूर्ण है क्योंकि यह गाँव के स्कूलों की उपेक्षा करता है।
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✗ The plan has a lot of flawed.
✓ The plan has a lot of flaws.
Flaw is the noun; flawed is an adjective.
संज्ञा 'flaw' है; 'flawed' विशेषण है।
✗ The test is flawed with its sample.
✓ The test is flawed in its sample.
Use in for the area where the fault lies.
कमी जिस क्षेत्र में हो उसके लिए 'in' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three describe something not right, but faulty is for machines and flawed for ideas.
तीनों कुछ गलत होने को बताते हैं, पर 'faulty' मशीनों के लिए और 'flawed' विचारों के लिए है।
Not working properly, often of machines.
ठीक से काम न करने वाला, प्रायः मशीनों के लिए।
- a faulty switch
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart flawed (having faults) and floored (very surprised; knocked down).
Flawed (दोषयुक्त) और floored (बहुत हैरान; गिराया गया) को अलग रखिए।
Keep the faulty words together: flawed, defective (of products), imperfect, unsound (of arguments), erroneous (wrong).
दोषपूर्ण के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: flawed, defective (उत्पादों के लिए), imperfect, unsound (तर्कों के लिए), erroneous (गलत)।
§Grammar and usage
The noun flaw means a fault or weakness; a tragic flaw is the weakness that causes a hero's downfall (as in Shakespeare's tragedies).
Noun flaw का अर्थ दोष या कमज़ोरी है; tragic flaw वह कमज़ोरी है जो नायक के पतन का कारण बनती है (Shakespeare की त्रासदियों की तरह)।