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presumptuous

/prɪˈzʌmptʃuəs/adjective

उच्चारण प्रिज़म्प्चुअस

धृष्ट, अहंकारी, गुस्ताख़

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    too confident, in a way that shows a lack of respect for other people

    धृष्ट, अहंकारी, गुस्ताख़

    • It was presumptuous of him to give orders to the principal.
    • It would be presumptuous to assume that we will win.
    • It seems presumptuous to assume that everyone enjoys cricket.
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    • The presumptuous young clerk offered advice to the senior manager.
    • Radhika did not want to appear presumptuous by arriving early at the stranger's house.

    Synonyms arrogant forward bold impertinent audacious

    Opposite modest humble respectful diffident

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pre·sump·tu·ous

With -mp-tu- (not 'presumptious').

अक्सर पूछा जाता है: pre-sump-tu-ous, -mp-tu- के साथ ('presumptious' गलत है)।

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Keep apart presumptuous (too confident; disrespectful) and presumptive (based on presumption: 'heir presumptive').

Presumptuous (अति-आत्मविश्वासी; अनादरपूर्ण) और presumptive (अनुमान पर आधारित: 'heir presumptive') को अलग रखिए।

Keep the overconfident words together: presumptuous, arrogant, impertinent (rude, not showing respect), audacious (bold, sometimes rude), brash (too confident and loud).

अति-आत्मविश्वास के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: presumptuous, arrogant, impertinent (अशिष्ट, अनादरपूर्ण), audacious (साहसी, कभी अशिष्ट), brash (अति-आत्मविश्वासी और ऊँचा बोलने वाला)।