hot-tempered
/ˌhɒt ˈtempəd/adjective
उच्चारण हॉट टेम्पड
गुस्सैल, जल्दी क्रोधित होने वाला, तुनकमिज़ाज
Core word
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tending to become angry very quickly
गुस्सैल, जल्दी क्रोधित होने वाला, तुनकमिज़ाज
- a hot-tempered young man who got into fights
- Her father was hot-tempered but forgave easily.
- The hot-tempered driver shouted at everyone in the traffic jam.
+ 2 more examples
- He is hot-tempered, but he never holds a grudge for long.
- Being hot-tempered can make it hard to keep friends.
Synonyms quick-tempered short-tempered irascible irritable hot-headed
Opposite even-tempered calm placid
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be hot-tempered
Use 'hot-tempered' after be, seem or become to describe a person's lasting character: someone who loses temper quickly.
किसी व्यक्ति के स्थायी स्वभाव, यानी जल्दी गुस्सा हो जाने की आदत, को बताने के लिए be, seem या become के बाद 'hot-tempered' आता है।
- Our science teacher was hot-tempered but fair.
- He seems hot-tempered, yet he forgives quickly.
a hot-tempered + noun
Before a noun it describes a person or animal. Always keep the hyphen.
Noun से पहले यह किसी व्यक्ति या पशु का स्वभाव बताता है। Hyphen हमेशा लगाएँ।
- A hot-tempered customer argued with the shopkeeper.
- The hot-tempered bull charged at the gate.
hot-tempered + with/towards somebody
To show who receives the anger, use with or towards.
गुस्सा किस पर निकलता है, यह बताने के लिए with या towards का प्रयोग होता है।
- He is hot-tempered with his juniors.
- She was never hot-tempered towards children.
short-tempered / bad-tempered / good-tempered
Other words ending in -tempered follow the same pattern: a hyphen, and an adjective that describes character.
-tempered पर समाप्त होने वाले अन्य शब्द भी इसी तरह hyphen के साथ बनते हैं और स्वभाव बताते हैं।
- Her grandfather is good-tempered and patient.
+Collocations 4
hot-tempered + noun
manfatherofficialdriverstallion
- The hot-tempered official refused to listen to the complaint.
adverb + hot-tempered
verynotoriouslyquickfamouslyrather
- Their landlord is notoriously hot-tempered.
verb + hot-tempered
beseemturnproveremain
- The coach proved hot-tempered when his team lost.
hot-tempered and + adjective
impatientstubbornproudblunt
- He was hot-tempered and stubborn, so nobody argued with him.
“More examples 5
- The hot-tempered shopkeeper shouted at a child for touching the sweets.
गर्म-मिज़ाज दुकानदार ने मिठाई को छूने पर एक बच्चे पर चिल्लाया।
- Being hot-tempered will not help you in an interview.
गर्म-मिज़ाज होना साक्षात्कार में आपकी सहायता नहीं करेगा।
- My grandfather was hot-tempered in his youth but calm in old age.
मेरे दादाजी जवानी में गर्म-मिज़ाज थे, पर बुढ़ापे में शांत हो गए।
- Radhika is hot-tempered, but she apologises immediately afterwards.
राधिका गर्म-मिज़ाज है, पर वह तुरंत बाद में क्षमा माँग लेती है।
- The hot-tempered umpire warned both captains.
गर्म-मिज़ाज अंपायर ने दोनों कप्तानों को चेतावनी दी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is very hot-tempered man.
✓ He is a very hot-tempered man.
A singular countable noun phrase needs the article a before very.
एकवचन countable noun phrase से पहले article 'a' चाहिए।
✗ She is hot-tempered on her brother.
✓ She is hot-tempered with her brother.
Use with (or towards) after hot-tempered, not on.
'Hot-tempered' के बाद with या towards आता है, on नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All describe people who get angry, but they differ in how quickly, how long and how openly.
सभी शब्द क्रोधी व्यक्ति के लिए हैं, पर गुस्सा कितनी जल्दी, कितनी देर और कितने खुले रूप में आता है, इसमें अंतर है।
Angry quickly and openly; this is a settled feature of character.
जल्दी और खुलकर गुस्सा करने वाला; यह स्वभाव का स्थायी लक्षण है।
- The hot-tempered manager shouted at everyone.
Quickly irritated, often by small things or when tired.
छोटी बातों पर या थके होने पर जल्दी चिढ़ जाने वाला।
- I am short-tempered when I am hungry.
Easily annoyed, but not necessarily explosive.
आसानी से झुँझला जाने वाला, पर ज़रूरी नहीं कि भड़कने वाला।
- Lack of sleep made her irritable.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who easily becomes angry is called irascible or hot-tempered.
जो व्यक्ति आसानी से क्रोधित हो जाए, उसे irascible या hot-tempered कहा जाता है।