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laboured

/ˈleɪbəd/adjective

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(साँस) कठिनाई से चलती हुई, भारी

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  1. 1

    (of breathing) slow and needing a lot of effort

    (साँस) कठिनाई से चलती हुई, भारी

    • The patient's breathing was laboured.
    • We could hear his laboured breaths as he climbed the stairs.

    Synonyms heavy strained difficult

    Opposite easy

  2. 2

    disapproving

    (of writing or speech) not natural, and showing too much effort

    बनावटी, ज़बरदस्ती गढ़ा हुआ, सहज नहीं

    • The speech was full of laboured jokes.
    • His style of writing is rather laboured.

    Synonyms forced strained contrived unnatural

    Opposite natural effortless fluent

◇Word family
labour nounlabourer nounlaborious adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

heavy strained difficult forced contrived unnatural

Antonyms

easy natural effortless fluent

?Which word?

Do not confuse laboured (showing too much effort, not natural) and laborious (needing a lot of time and hard work, as in 'a laborious task').

Laboured (बनावटी या ज़्यादा ज़ोर लगाकर किया गया) और laborious (बहुत मेहनत और समय माँगने वाला, जैसे 'a laborious task') में confusion न करें।