gauche
/ɡəʊʃ/adjective
उच्चारण गोश
अनाड़ी, बेढंगा, अशिष्ट (व्यवहार में)
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awkward when dealing with people and often saying or doing the wrong thing
अनाड़ी, बेढंगा, अशिष्ट (व्यवहार में)
- As a teenager he was shy and gauche at parties.
- a gauche remark
- Aman felt gauche among the formally dressed guests.
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- It was gauche of him to ask about her salary.
- The young clerk's gauche manner made him seem nervous.
Synonyms awkward clumsy tactless inept maladroit
Opposite graceful sophisticated tactful polished
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
Spelling and pronunciation: gauche, from French for 'left', pronounced /ɡəʊʃ/ (not 'gaush' or 'gowche').
Spelling और pronunciation में gauche, French में 'बायाँ' से, pronunciation /ɡəʊʃ/ ('gaush' या 'gowche' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the awkward words together: gauche (socially awkward), clumsy (physically awkward), tactless (saying hurtful things), maladroit (formal, clumsy).
अनाड़ीपन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: gauche (सामाजिक रूप से अनाड़ी), clumsy (शारीरिक रूप से), tactless (चोट पहुँचाने वाली बातें), maladroit (औपचारिक, अनाड़ी)।
§Grammar and usage
The opposite French word adroit (from 'right') means skilful.
विपरीत French शब्द adroit ('दायाँ' से) का अर्थ 'कुशल' है।