madwoman
/ˈmædwʊmən/noun
उच्चारण मैड्वुमन
पागल औरत, विक्षिप्त स्त्री
Core word
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[C] old-fashioned
a woman who has a serious mental illness
पागल औरत, विक्षिप्त स्त्री
- The novel tells the story of a madwoman locked in an attic.
- The old rumour spoke of a madwoman who lived at the edge of the village.
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[C] informal
a woman who behaves in a wild or foolish way
(जंगलीपन या मूर्खता से व्यवहार करने वाली) पगली
- She drove like a madwoman to reach the hospital in time.
- Radhika ran like a madwoman to catch the last train home.
- She ran about like a madwoman, looking for her lost child.
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- The driver honked like a madwoman in the traffic jam.
- I must have looked like a madwoman, carrying five bags in the rain.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a madwoman (countable noun)
Madwoman is a countable noun with the irregular plural madwomen; like madman, it can offend if used about real illness.
'Madwoman' countable noun है, जिसका बहुवचन 'madwomen' है; 'madman' की तरह यह वास्तविक बीमारी के संदर्भ में आपत्तिजनक हो सकता है।
- In the novel, a madwoman lives in the attic.
- Two madwomen appear in the old play.
like a madwoman
Like a madwoman describes someone behaving in a wild, frantic or extremely energetic way.
'Like a madwoman' किसी के जंगली, घबराए हुए या अत्यधिक ऊर्जावान ढंग से व्यवहार करने को बताता है।
- She ran like a madwoman to catch the last train.
- Radhika cleaned the house like a madwoman before the guests came.
madwoman's / madwomen's
The singular possessive is madwoman's; the plural possessive is madwomen's.
एकवचन में possessive 'madwoman's' और बहुवचन में 'madwomen's' होता है।
- The madwoman's song was heard at night.
- The madwomen's room was locked.
madwoman vs mad woman
Madwoman is one word for the noun; a mad woman, written separately, means a woman who is mad or angry, with mad as an adjective.
Noun के रूप में 'madwoman' एक शब्द है; अलग लिखा 'mad woman' का अर्थ है कोई स्त्री जो पागल या क्रुद्ध हो, जहाँ 'mad' adjective है।
- She shouted like a madwoman.
- He was afraid of the mad woman in the story.
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adjective + madwoman
ravingwild-eyedcrazedcompletefrantic
- The wild-eyed madwoman in the tale warns the village of a flood.
verb + like a madwoman
runshoutscreamworkdance
- She was shouting like a madwoman at the empty road.
be + called / taken for + madwoman
be calledbe taken forbe treated asbe seen as
- The widow was taken for a madwoman by the strangers.
madwoman + in + place
in the atticin the villagein the storyin the market
- The madwoman in the story speaks only in riddles.
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- The queen was called a madwoman by her enemies.
रानी को उसके शत्रु पागल औरत कहते थे।
- Radhika danced like a madwoman when her result was announced.
परिणाम घोषित होने पर राधिका पागलों की तरह नाच उठी।
- A madwoman walked through the market, singing to herself.
एक पागल औरत स्वयं से गाते हुए बाज़ार में घूम रही थी।
- The writer shows the madwoman as the only honest person in the town.
लेखक ने उस पागल औरत को नगर की एकमात्र ईमानदार व्यक्ति के रूप में दिखाया है।
- She worked like a madwoman for a month and then fell ill.
उसने एक महीने तक पागलों की तरह काम किया और फिर बीमार पड़ गई।
- Neighbours thought she was a madwoman because she talked to the trees.
पड़ोसियों ने सोचा कि वह पागल औरत है क्योंकि वह पेड़ों से बातें करती थी।
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✗ Two madwomans came to the gate.
✓ Two madwomen came to the gate.
Madwoman has an irregular plural: madwomen.
'Madwoman' का बहुवचन अनियमित है: 'madwomen'।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Madwoman and the related words below are old-fashioned and can offend; prefer neutral language about illness.
'Madwoman' और नीचे दिए संबंधित शब्द पुराने ढंग के हैं और आहत कर सकते हैं; बीमारी के लिए तटस्थ भाषा को प्राथमिकता दें।
A woman who is mentally ill, or who behaves wildly; mainly found in stories.
मानसिक रूप से बीमार या जंगली व्यवहार करने वाली स्त्री; मुख्यतः कहानियों में।
- The madwoman of the tale lived by the river.
Informal for a crazy and reckless person of either sex.
किसी भी लिंग के सनकी और लापरवाह व्यक्ति के लिए अनौपचारिक शब्द।
- Only a lunatic would swim in the flood.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: when talking about real people with mental illness, it is more respectful to say 'a woman with a mental illness' than madwoman.
Usage में मानसिक रोग से पीड़ित वास्तविक लोगों के बारे में बात करते समय madwoman की जगह 'a woman with a mental illness' कहना अधिक सम्मानजनक है।