hastiness
/ˈheɪstinəs/noun
उच्चारण हेस्टिनस
जल्दबाज़ी, उतावलापन
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the quality of being done or made too quickly, without enough thought or care
जल्दबाज़ी, उतावलापन
- He soon regretted the hastiness of his decision.
- The hastiness of his reply caused a misunderstanding.
- The hastiness of the decision led to many mistakes.
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- He apologised for the hastiness of his remarks.
- Hastiness in answering often costs marks in exams.
Synonyms haste rashness impetuosity recklessness hurry
Opposite caution deliberation care
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
hastiness (uncountable)
Hastiness is the quality of acting too fast without enough thought; it has no plural.
Hastiness बिना पर्याप्त सोचे बहुत जल्दी काम करने का गुण है; इसका plural नहीं होता।
- His hastiness cost him the match.
- Hastiness is a danger in the exam hall.
hastiness in / of + noun
Use in with an action, or of with the person or decision.
किसी कार्य के साथ 'in' और व्यक्ति या निर्णय के साथ 'of' आता है।
- There was hastiness in the way the law was passed.
- The hastiness of her reply upset him.
by reason of / through hastiness
Use through or because of to give hastiness as the cause of a fault.
किसी गलती का कारण hastiness बताने के लिए 'through' या 'because of' आता है।
- Many errors happen because of hastiness.
word family: haste, hasty, hastily, hastiness
Haste is the noun for speed, hasty is the adjective, hastily the adverb, and hastiness the formal noun for the habit.
'Haste' गति के लिए noun है, 'hasty' adjective, 'hastily' adverb और 'hastiness' आदत के लिए औपचारिक noun है।
- Haste makes waste, and hastiness makes mistakes.
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adjective + hastiness
unfortunateobvioussheeryouthfulregrettable
- The sheer hastiness of the plan worried the engineers.
verb + hastiness
regretblameshowcriticiseavoid
- She regretted her hastiness in signing the form.
hastiness + noun phrase
hastiness of judgementhastiness in decision-makinghastiness of action
- The hastiness of his judgement led to a wrong answer.
cause + hastiness
due to hastinessout of hastinessthrough hastinessbecause of hastiness
- He broke the instrument out of hastiness.
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- Hastiness in reading the question made him choose the wrong option.
प्रश्न पढ़ने में जल्दबाज़ी के कारण उसने गलत विकल्प चुना।
- The coach warned the team against hastiness near the end of the match.
कोच ने मैच के अंत के निकट टीम को जल्दबाज़ी से बचने की चेतावनी दी।
- Radhika learnt that hastiness in the exam hall costs marks.
राधिका ने सीखा कि परीक्षा-कक्ष में जल्दबाज़ी से अंक कट जाते हैं।
- The committee was criticised for the hastiness of its decision.
समिति की उसके निर्णय की जल्दबाज़ी के लिए आलोचना हुई।
- Hastiness is often the enemy of accuracy.
जल्दबाज़ी प्रायः सटीकता की शत्रु होती है।
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✗ His hastiness are the reason for the error.
✓ His hastiness is the reason for the error.
Hastiness is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
'Hastiness' uncountable है और singular क्रिया लेता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns describe quick action, but they differ in whether the quickness is good or bad.
ये nouns तेज़ कार्य का वर्णन करते हैं, पर इनमें तेज़ी अच्छी है या बुरी, यह अंतर है।
Doing things too fast and without enough thought; always negative.
बिना पर्याप्त सोचे बहुत जल्दी काम करना; सदा नकारात्मक।
- Hastiness led to errors.
promptness
Doing something quickly and on time; positive.
किसी काम को शीघ्र और समय पर करना; सकारात्मक।
- Her promptness impressed the manager.
Acting on sudden feeling without thinking about results.
परिणाम सोचे बिना अचानक भावना पर कार्य करना।
- His impulsiveness got him into trouble.