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humbug

/ˈhʌmbʌɡ/noun

उच्चारण हम्बग

ढोंग, पाखंड, धोखा, बकवास

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] old-fashioned

    dishonest language or behaviour intended to deceive people

    ढोंग, पाखंड, धोखा, बकवास

    • Their promises of reform are pure humbug.
    • political humbug

    Synonyms nonsense hypocrisy deception pretence

  2. 2

    [C] old-fashioned

    a person who is not sincere or honest

    ढोंगी, पाखंडी

    • He is nothing but an old humbug.

    Synonyms hypocrite fraud charlatan

  3. 3

    [C] British

    a hard sweet with a mint flavour

    पुदीने वाली कड़ी मिठाई

    • a bag of mint humbugs
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

nonsense hypocrisy deception pretence hypocrite fraud charlatan

§Grammar and usage

'Bah, humbug!' is the famous complaint of Scrooge in Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, and it is used to show dislike of celebrations.

'Bah, humbug!' Charles Dickens की रचना A Christmas Carol में Scrooge की प्रसिद्ध शिकायत है, और इसका प्रयोग उत्सवों के प्रति नापसंदगी दिखाने के लिए होता है।