tiredness
/ˈtaɪədnəs/noun
उच्चारण टायड्नस
थकान, थकावट
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the state of feeling that you would like to sleep or rest
थकान, थकावट
- Tiredness is a common cause of road accidents.
- Despite her tiredness, Radhika finished her revision.
- Tiredness made it hard for him to concentrate in the last lesson.
+ 2 more examples
- She slept for twelve hours to get over her tiredness.
- A long journey can bring on extreme tiredness.
Synonyms fatigue exhaustion weariness sleepiness
Opposite energy freshness liveliness
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
tiredness (uncountable)
Tiredness is the state of needing rest or sleep; it is uncountable, so it has no plural.
Tiredness आराम या नींद की ज़रूरत महसूस करने की अवस्था है; यह uncountable है, इसलिए इसका plural नहीं होता।
- Tiredness made him fall asleep in class.
- She felt a great tiredness after the journey.
tiredness + from / after
The cause or time follows from or after: tiredness from work, tiredness after exams.
कारण या समय from या after के बाद आता है: 'tiredness from work', 'tiredness after exams'।
- He was suffering from tiredness caused by lack of sleep.
- There was tiredness after the long trek.
tiredness vs fatigue / weariness
Tiredness is the everyday word; fatigue is formal or medical; weariness is long, deep tiredness, often of the mind.
Tiredness रोज़मर्रा का शब्द है; fatigue औपचारिक या चिकित्सकीय है; weariness लंबी, गहरी थकान है, प्रायः मन की।
- The doctor said her constant fatigue needed tests.
tired / tiring / tiredness
Tired describes the person, tiring describes the thing causing tiredness, and tiredness is the noun.
'Tired' व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है, 'tiring' थकाने वाली वस्तु का, और 'tiredness' noun है।
- The tiring journey left me tired, and my tiredness lasted two days.
+Collocations 4
adjective + tiredness
extremeconstantsuddenphysicalmental
- Extreme tiredness is a sign that you need rest.
verb + tiredness
feelcauseovercomecurefight
- A short walk helps to fight tiredness.
tiredness + preposition
fromafterdue tothroughwith
- He fell asleep with tiredness.
noun + tiredness
travel tirednessexam tirednesseye tirednesswork tiredness
- Eye tiredness is common after long screen hours.
“More examples 5
- The tiredness of night duty showed on the nurse's face.
रात की ड्यूटी की थकान नर्स के चेहरे पर दिख रही थी।
- Radhika could not hide her tiredness after the exam.
परीक्षा के बाद राधिका अपनी थकान छिपा नहीं सकी।
- Lack of sleep leads to constant tiredness.
नींद की कमी से लगातार थकान रहती है।
- He overcame the tiredness with a cup of tea.
उसने एक कप चाय से थकान दूर की।
- She went to bed early out of sheer tiredness.
वह केवल थकान के कारण जल्दी सो गई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He suffered from many tirednesses.
✓ He suffered from great tiredness.
Tiredness is uncountable, so it has no plural and takes great, not many.
'Tiredness' uncountable है, इसलिए इसका plural नहीं बनता और इसके साथ great आता है, many नहीं।
✗ I am feeling tiredness.
✓ I am feeling tired.
Feel is followed by the adjective tired; to use the noun you need a phrase like feel a great tiredness.
Feel के बाद विशेषण 'tired' आता है; noun लेना हो तो 'feel a great tiredness' जैसा वाक्यांश चाहिए।