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helter-skelter

/ˌheltə ˈskeltə(r)/adverb

उच्चारण हेल्ट स्केल्टर

हड़बड़ी में, अंधाधुंध, तितर-बितर

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adverb
  1. 1

    in a hurried and disorganised way

    हड़बड़ी में, अंधाधुंध, तितर-बितर

    • The children ran helter-skelter when the rain started.
    • Papers were scattered helter-skelter across the floor.

    Synonyms pell-mell headlong hastily in confusion

adjective
  1. 1

    [only before noun]

    done in a hurried and disorganised way

    अव्यवस्थित, हड़बड़ी भरा

    • the helter-skelter pace of city life

    Synonyms chaotic frantic disorderly

    Opposite orderly calm

noun
  1. 1

    [C] British

    a tall tower at a fair, with a slide that goes round and round it from the top to the bottom

    (मेले में) घुमावदार फिसलपट्टी वाला टॉवर

    • The children queued for the helter-skelter.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

pell-mell headlong hastily in confusion chaotic frantic disorderly

Antonyms

orderly calm

§Grammar and usage

Usage: helter-skelter means in great confusion and haste, and it is close in meaning to pell-mell.

Usage में helter-skelter का अर्थ है बड़ी हड़बड़ी और अव्यवस्था में, और इसका अर्थ pell-mell के काफ़ी निकट है।