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ingrained

/ɪnˈɡreɪnd/adjective

उच्चारण इन्ग्रेन्ड

गहराई से जमा हुआ, बद्धमूल

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    (of a habit, an attitude) that has existed for a long time and is therefore difficult to change

    गहराई से जमा हुआ, बद्धमूल

    • deeply ingrained habits
    • Punctuality was ingrained in her from early childhood.
    • Respect for elders is deeply ingrained in our family.
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    • It is hard to change ingrained habits like staying up late.
    • Old prejudices are ingrained in some communities and take time to fade.

    Synonyms entrenched deep-rooted deep-seated fixed inveterate

    Opposite superficial shallow temporary new

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in·grained

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Keep the fixed words together: ingrained, entrenched (firmly established and hard to change), deep-rooted, deep-seated, inveterate (having a habit that cannot be changed: 'an inveterate liar'), inherent (a natural part of something).

जमे हुए के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: ingrained, entrenched (मज़बूती से स्थापित और बदलना कठिन), deep-rooted, deep-seated, inveterate (न बदल सकने वाली आदत वाला: 'an inveterate liar'), inherent (किसी का स्वाभाविक भाग)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Deeply ingrained, ingrained habits, ingrained prejudice.

Collocations: deeply ingrained (गहराई से जमा हुआ), ingrained habits (पक्की जमी हुई आदतें), ingrained prejudice (मन में गहरे बैठा पूर्वाग्रह)। इन्हें बदलना बहुत मुश्किल होता है।