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idiotic

/ˌɪdiˈɒtɪk/adjective

उच्चारण इडिऑटिक

मूर्खतापूर्ण, बेवकूफ़ाना

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adjective
  1. 1

    very stupid

    मूर्खतापूर्ण, बेवकूफ़ाना

    • It was an idiotic idea to swim in the flooded river.
    • Do not ask idiotic questions.
    • It was idiotic of me to leave the door open.
    + 2 more examples
    • He made an idiotic mistake while adding the bill.
    • Radhika called the rule idiotic and asked for a change.

    Synonyms stupid foolish senseless absurd ridiculous

    Opposite sensible wise intelligent clever

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

idiotic + noun

Before a noun, idiotic describes an idea, action or remark that is extremely foolish.

संज्ञा से पहले 'idiotic' किसी अत्यंत मूर्खतापूर्ण विचार, कार्य या टिप्पणी का वर्णन करता है।

  • It was an idiotic idea to swim in the flooded river.
  • He made an idiotic mistake in the final.

It is idiotic of sb + to-infinitive

To judge a person's act as foolish, use of with the person.

किसी के कार्य को मूर्खतापूर्ण बताने के लिए व्यक्ति के साथ of का प्रयोग होता है।

  • It was idiotic of him to leave his wallet in the bus.

idiotic to + infinitive / idiotic to think that

Use a to-infinitive or a that-clause to say which action or belief is foolish.

कौन-सा कार्य या विश्वास मूर्खतापूर्ण है, यह बताने के लिए to-infinitive या that-clause आता है।

  • It is idiotic to drive without a licence.

idiot (noun) / idiotic (adjective) / idiotically (adverb)

Idiot names the person, idiotic describes things and behaviour, and idiotically describes how something was done. Both idiot and idiotic are insulting when used of a person.

'Idiot' व्यक्ति के लिए, 'idiotic' वस्तुओं और व्यवहार के लिए और 'idiotically' कार्य करने के ढंग के लिए है; व्यक्ति के लिए दोनों अपमानजनक हैं।

  • He behaved idiotically at the interview.
+Collocations 4

idiotic + noun

idearemarkmistakegrinplanbehaviour

  • Her idiotic plan to skip the class backfired.

adverb + idiotic

completelyutterlyabsolutelyplainlydownright

  • It was a downright idiotic decision to cross the track.

idiotic + to / of

to think soto ignore itof himof herof you

  • It was idiotic of you to forget the admit card.

verb + idiotic

soundseemlookfeelprove

  • His excuse sounded idiotic to everyone.
“More examples 5
  • Racing the train across the level crossing was an idiotic thing to do.

रेल के सामने से फाटक पार करने की होड़ लगाना एक मूर्खतापूर्ण काम था।

  • Radhika laughed at her own idiotic mistake in the calculation.

राधिका अपनी गणना की मूर्खतापूर्ण गलती पर स्वयं हँस पड़ी।

  • He wore an idiotic grin throughout the speech.

वह पूरे भाषण में बेवकूफ़ों जैसी मुस्कान लिए रहा।

  • It is idiotic to believe every forwarded message you receive.

आपको मिलने वाले हर आगे भेजे गए संदेश पर विश्वास करना मूर्खता है।

  • The minister's idiotic remark caused a storm of protest.

मंत्री की मूर्खतापूर्ण टिप्पणी से विरोध का तूफ़ान उठ खड़ा हुआ।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ It was idiotic for him to ride without a helmet.

✓ It was idiotic of him to ride without a helmet.

A judgement on a person's behaviour takes of.

किसी व्यक्ति के व्यवहार पर टिप्पणी के लिए of आता है।

✗ Don't behave like an idiotic.

✓ Don't behave like an idiot.

After like an, a noun is needed; idiot is the noun.

'Like an' के बाद noun चाहिए; noun 'idiot' है।

✗ He is a idiotic boy.

✓ He is an idiotic boy.

Idiotic begins with a vowel sound, so the article is an.

'Idiotic' स्वर-ध्वनि से शुरू होता है, इसलिए article 'an' आता है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These adjectives all describe foolishness, but they differ in strength.

ये adjectives मूर्खता का वर्णन करते हैं, पर इनमें तीव्रता का अंतर है।

idiotic

Extremely foolish; a strong and rude word.

अत्यंत मूर्खतापूर्ण; एक कड़ा और अभद्र शब्द।

  • It was an idiotic thing to say.

foolish

Lacking good sense, but milder and more general.

समझदारी की कमी वाला, पर हल्का और अधिक सामान्य।

  • It was foolish to trust a stranger.

absurd

So unreasonable that it seems ridiculous.

इतना अनुचित कि हास्यास्पद लगे।

  • The idea of walking to Delhi in a day is absurd.
◇Word family
idiot nounidiocy nounidiotically adv.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

id·i·ot·ic

With -iot- (not 'idiodic'); the noun idiocy (not 'idiotcy').

बीच में -iot- ('idiodic' गलत है); noun idiocy ('idiotcy' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the stupid words in order of strength: silly, foolish, stupid, idiotic, moronic (very rude).

मूर्खता के शब्द तीव्रता के क्रम में याद रखिए: silly, foolish, stupid, idiotic, moronic (बहुत अभद्र)।

Keep apart idiotic (stupid) and idiomatic (using idioms naturally).

Idiotic (मूर्खतापूर्ण) और idiomatic (मुहावरों का स्वाभाविक प्रयोग) को अलग रखिए।