ruffled
/ˈrʌfld/adjective
उच्चारण रफ़्ल्ड
परेशान, विचलित, खीझा हुआ
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- 1
upset, confused or annoyed
परेशान, विचलित, खीझा हुआ
- She was ruffled by the rude question but answered calmly.
- The teacher looked ruffled when the projector failed in the middle of the lesson.
- She looked slightly ruffled after the argument with the manager.
+ 2 more examples
- The chairman remained calm and unruffled, even when the shouting began.
- Radhika seemed ruffled by the sudden change of plan.
- 2
not smooth; untidy
अस्त-व्यस्त, बिखरा
- ruffled hair
- the ruffled surface of the lake
- The wind left his ruffled hair standing on end.
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- Birds sat with ruffled feathers on the cold branch.
- The bedsheets were ruffled where the child had been playing.
Synonyms untidy tousled dishevelled messy rumpled
¶Idioms 1
ruffle sb's feathers
to annoy or upset somebody
किसी को नाराज़ करना
- His blunt remarks ruffled a few feathers.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
ruf·fled
?Which word?
Keep the upset words together: ruffled, flustered (nervous and confused), rattled (informal, nervous), agitated, perturbed.
परेशानी के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: ruffled, flustered (घबराया और उलझा), rattled (अनौपचारिक, घबराया), agitated, perturbed।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective unruffled means calm, not upset.
Adjective unruffled का अर्थ 'शांत, विचलित नहीं' है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Ruffle sb's feathers (annoy somebody), smooth ruffled feathers (calm somebody down).
Idioms: ruffle sb's feathers (किसी को नाराज़ करना), smooth ruffled feathers (किसी को शांत करना)।