stupid
/ˈstjuːpɪd/adjective
उच्चारण स्ट्यूपिड
मूर्ख, बेवकूफ़, नासमझ
Basic wordPYP · asked 5 times
Asked in previous papers
as antonym
- 1
showing a lack of thought or good judgement; not intelligent
मूर्ख, बेवकूफ़, नासमझ
- It was stupid to leave the keys in the car.
- I felt stupid when I realized my mistake.
- That was a stupid mistake to make in the final.
+ 2 more examples
- Don't be stupid; you will hurt yourself.
- I made a stupid remark and she was offended.
Synonyms foolish silly unintelligent
Opposite intelligent clever sensible
- 2
informal
used to show that you are annoyed with something
(झुंझलाहट में) बेकार, नामुराद
- This stupid phone keeps switching off.
- I cannot open this stupid file, however many times I click.
- I can't find my stupid keys.
+ 2 more examples
- This stupid rain ruined our match.
- The stupid alarm didn't ring this morning.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
stupid + noun / be stupid
Stupid describes a person or an idea with little sense. It is strong and can be rude when said to a person.
Stupid किसी व्यक्ति या विचार के लिए आता है जिसमें समझ की कमी हो; किसी व्यक्ति से कहना रूखा लग सकता है।
- It was stupid of me to leave the admit card at home.
- He asked a stupid question in the interview.
It is stupid of + person + to-infinitive
To judge someone's act, use stupid of + person + to + verb. The preposition is of, not for.
किसी के काम का मूल्यांकन करने के लिए 'stupid of + person + to + verb' आता है; यहाँ preposition 'of' है, 'for' नहीं।
- It was stupid of Rohan to trust a stranger with his money.
stupid + about / with
Informally, one can be stupid about something or with something.
अनौपचारिक रूप से 'stupid about' या 'stupid with' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Don't be stupid about your health.
stupidly / stupidity
The adverb is stupidly and the noun is stupidity.
Adverb 'stupidly' और noun 'stupidity' है।
- I stupidly forgot the password.
- His stupidity cost the company a lot.
+Collocations 4
adverb + stupid
incrediblyreallyutterlyprettyso
- That was an utterly stupid mistake.
stupid + noun
mistakequestionidearemarkgame
- I made a stupid mistake in the last sum.
verb + stupid
feellooksoundactmake someone feel
- He felt stupid after missing the easy question.
stupid + for / of
stupid ofstupid enough totoo stupid to
- She was not stupid enough to share her OTP.
“More examples 5
- It would be stupid to drive in this heavy rain without lights.
इस तेज़ बारिश में बिना लाइट के गाड़ी चलाना मूर्खता होगी।
- Don't call a child stupid just because he failed a test.
केवल इसलिए कि बच्चा एक परीक्षा में असफल हुआ, उसे मूर्ख मत कहो।
- I felt stupid when I realised I had been reading the wrong chapter.
जब मुझे पता चला कि मैं गलत अध्याय पढ़ रहा था तो मुझे अपने पर मूर्ख होने जैसा लगा।
- Stop this stupid quarrel and think about the exam.
यह मूर्खतापूर्ण झगड़ा बंद करो और परीक्षा के बारे में सोचो।
- The stupid printer jammed again just before the interview.
इंटरव्यू से ठीक पहले वह कमबख़्त प्रिंटर फिर अटक गया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ It was stupid for him to leave the exam hall early.
✓ It was stupid of him to leave the exam hall early.
Adjectives that judge character take of + person.
व्यक्ति के स्वभाव या व्यवहार का मूल्यांकन करने वाले adjectives के साथ 'of + person' आता है।
✗ He is too stupid that he cannot understand this.
✓ He is too stupid to understand this.
Too ... takes to-infinitive, not that.
'Too ... ' के बाद to-infinitive आता है, that-clause नहीं।
✗ Don't be so stupid to believe such rumours.
✓ Don't be so stupid as to believe such rumours.
So + adjective + as to + verb is the correct pattern.
'So + adjective' के बाद 'as to + verb' आता है, केवल 'to + verb' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All these describe lack of sense, but they differ in strength and whether they describe a person or an act.
ये सभी समझ की कमी बताते हैं, पर इनकी कठोरता और व्यक्ति या कार्य के लिए प्रयोग में अंतर है।
Strong and general: lacking intelligence or showing poor judgement.
तेज़ और सामान्य शब्द: बुद्धि की कमी या खराब निर्णय।
- It was stupid to skip the revision.
Lacking good sense in a particular act; milder than stupid.
किसी विशेष कार्य में समझदारी की कमी; stupid से हल्का।
- It was foolish to spend all the pocket money in one day.
Playful or childish rather than seriously unwise.
गंभीर रूप से मूर्ख होने के बजाय बचकाना या हँसी वाला।
- Stop making silly faces in class.
¶Idioms 1
bore / scare sb stupid
to make sb extremely bored or frightened
(किसी को) बेहद बोर करना / बुरी तरह डराना
- The lecture bored me stupid.
- The horror film scared the children stupid.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
stu·pid
§Grammar and usage
Comparative stupider and more stupid are both accepted.
Comparative में stupider और more stupid दोनों मान्य हैं।