hunchback
/ˈhʌntʃbæk/noun
उच्चारण हन्च्बैक
कुबड़ा व्यक्ति
Core word
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[C] offensive
a person with a large round lump on their back, caused by a curved spine
कुबड़ा व्यक्ति
- The Hunchback of Notre-Dame is a famous novel by Victor Hugo.
- The hunchback in the novel rings the bells of the cathedral.
- The hunchback character in the story is kind but misunderstood.
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- Many versions of the tale of the hunchback have been made into films.
- The story presents the hunchback as a gentle man who is judged by his looks.
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[C]
a back with a large round lump on it, caused by a curved spine
कूबड़
- Poor posture over many years can lead to a hunchback.
- The old woman's hunchback made it hard to stand straight.
- Doctors can often treat a hunchback in a young person with early exercise.
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- Years of carrying heavy loads gave the labourer a slight hunchback.
- A hunchback is not painful for everybody, but some people need support.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a hunchback (noun)
Hunchback is an old word for a person with a rounded hump on the back from a curved spine. It is now considered offensive when used of a real person.
Hunchback उस व्यक्ति के लिए पुराना शब्द है जिसकी रीढ़ मुड़ी होने से पीठ पर गोल उभार हो। असली व्यक्ति के लिए इसे आज अपमानजनक माना जाता है।
- Victor Hugo wrote the famous novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.
- In the story, the hunchback was kind and brave.
the hunchback of + place
In titles and stories the pattern the hunchback of ... names the character and his home place.
शीर्षकों और कहानियों में 'the hunchback of ...' pattern पात्र और उसके स्थान का नाम बताता है।
- The Hunchback of Notre-Dame has been made into many films.
- Students read an extract about the hunchback of the cathedral.
hunchback (a rounded back)
It can also mean the curved back itself, but this use is rare and mostly literary.
इसका अर्थ मुड़ी हुई पीठ भी हो सकता है, पर यह प्रयोग दुर्लभ और अधिकतर साहित्यिक है।
- His hunchback, bent by years of labour, looked like a bow.
kinder alternatives
In modern writing, prefer a person with kyphosis or a curved back. Use hunchback only when quoting a title or an old text.
आधुनिक लेखन में 'a person with kyphosis' या 'a curved back' कहना बेहतर है। 'Hunchback' केवल शीर्षक या पुराने पाठ को उद्धृत करने में रखें।
- The report used a respectful term instead of hunchback.
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adjective + hunchback
oldpoorlonelyfamousgentle
- The lonely hunchback in the novel rang the cathedral bells.
hunchback + of
Notre-Damethe towerthe cathedralthe storythe village
- The hunchback of Notre-Dame was named Quasimodo.
verb + hunchback
read aboutwatchmeetdescribeadapt
- We watched a film adapted from a novel about a hunchback.
literary context
novelfilmcharacterlegendtale
- The hunchback is a famous character in French literature.
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- In the novel, the hunchback loved the cathedral bells more than anything.
उपन्यास में कूबड़ वाला पात्र गिरजाघर की घंटियों को सबसे अधिक प्यार करता था।
- Radhika's English teacher explained why hunchback is no longer polite to use.
राधिका की अंग्रेज़ी शिक्षिका ने समझाया कि अब 'hunchback' शब्द का प्रयोग शिष्ट क्यों नहीं माना जाता।
- The story shows that a hunchback may have a good heart.
कहानी दिखाती है कि कूबड़ वाले व्यक्ति का हृदय भी अच्छा हो सकता है।
- Old books often call him a hunchback, but modern editions use gentler words.
पुरानी किताबों में उसे प्रायः hunchback कहा जाता है, पर आधुनिक संस्करणों में नरम शब्द प्रयुक्त होते हैं।
- The cathedral's hunchback was both feared and pitied by the townspeople.
गिरजाघर के कूबड़ वाले पात्र से नगरवासी डरते भी थे और उस पर दया भी करते थे।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He called the old man hunchback to his face.
✓ He called the old man a hunchback to his face.
Hunchback is a singular countable noun and needs 'a' here.
'Hunchback' singular countable noun है और यहाँ उसके साथ 'a' चाहिए।
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Usage: calling a person a hunchback is now considered offensive, so it is better to say that somebody has a curved spine or kyphosis.
Usage में किसी व्यक्ति को hunchback कहना अब अपमानजनक माना जाता है, इसलिए यह कहना बेहतर है कि उसकी रीढ़ मुड़ी हुई है या उसे kyphosis है।