unnatural
/ʌnˈnætʃrəl/adjective
उच्चारण अन्नैच्रल
अस्वाभाविक, अप्राकृतिक, असामान्य
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different from what is normal or expected, or from what generally happens in nature
अस्वाभाविक, अप्राकृतिक, असामान्य
- an unnatural silence in the usually busy street
- It is unnatural for a child to be so quiet.
- There was an unnatural stillness in the air before the storm.
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- The colour of the river water looked unnatural.
- It is unnatural to see a village street without a single child.
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different from normal human feelings or behaviour, and therefore morally wrong
(व्यवहार) अमानवीय, विकृत
- an unnatural crime
- Many villagers believed that it was unnatural for a river to change its course so suddenly.
- Many people thought it unnatural to treat servants so cruelly.
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- The judge called the crime unnatural and shocking.
- An unnatural coldness had grown between the two brothers.
Synonyms perverse unwholesome inhuman
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false or not real; not genuine
बनावटी, कृत्रिम, दिखावटी
- an unnatural smile
- His unnatural laughter made everyone in the room suspect that he was hiding something.
- The actor's unnatural voice spoilt the scene.
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- She gave an unnatural laugh and changed the subject.
- His unnatural politeness made me wonder what he wanted.
Synonyms affected forced artificial stiff strained
Opposite natural spontaneous genuine
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unnatural + noun
Describes what is not normal or not found in nature: an unnatural silence.
जो सामान्य नहीं है या प्रकृति में नहीं मिलता, उसका वर्णन करता है।
- An unnatural silence fell on the room.
- The colour of the sky looked unnatural.
it is unnatural for sb to + infinitive
Use for before the person and a to-infinitive for the act.
व्यक्ति से पहले 'for' और कार्य के लिए to-infinitive आता है।
- It is unnatural for a child to be so quiet.
unnatural (manner or smile)
False or forced behaviour: an unnatural smile.
बनावटी या जबरन किए गए व्यवहार के लिए, जैसे 'unnatural smile'।
- Her laugh sounded unnatural.
unnatural death
In legal English, a death by violence, not by illness.
कानूनी अंग्रेज़ी में हिंसा से हुई मृत्यु, बीमारी से नहीं।
- The police are investigating an unnatural death.
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unnatural + noun
deathsilencecalmbehavioursmilegrowth
- The unnatural calm before the storm worried him.
adverb + unnatural
highlydeeplyfaintlyratherstrangely
- The room felt strangely unnatural.
verb + unnatural
seemsoundlookfeelappear
- His voice sounded unnatural.
unnatural + to
to natureto humansto the body
- Such a long fast is unnatural to the body.
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- Radhika felt it unnatural to speak in English at home.
राधिका को घर पर अंग्रेज़ी बोलना अस्वाभाविक लगा।
- The police suspected an unnatural cause.
पुलिस को अस्वाभाविक कारण का संदेह हुआ।
- The ice cream had an unnatural bright colour.
आइसक्रीम का रंग अस्वाभाविक रूप से चटक था।
- There was something unnatural about his politeness.
उसकी विनम्रता में कुछ बनावटीपन था।
- Plastic flowers look unnatural.
प्लास्टिक के फूल अस्वाभाविक लगते हैं।
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✗ She smiled unnatural at the camera.
✓ She smiled unnaturally at the camera.
An adverb is needed to modify the verb smiled.
क्रिया 'smiled' को modify करने के लिए adverb चाहिए।
✗ The unnatural of his smile surprised me.
✓ The unnaturalness of his smile surprised me.
After the we need a noun; the noun is unnaturalness.
'The' के बाद noun चाहिए; यहाँ noun 'unnaturalness' है।
✗ It is unnatural of a child to be so silent.
✓ It is unnatural for a child to be so silent.
With it is + adjective, the person after the adjective takes for.
'It is + adjective' के बाद व्यक्ति के लिए 'for' आता है।
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These describe things abnormal.
ये असामान्य चीज़ें बताते हैं।
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un·nat·u·ral
With double n (un- plus natural; not 'unatural'); the same rule gives unnecessary and unnoticed.
दो n (un- और natural; 'unatural' गलत है); यही नियम unnecessary और unnoticed देता है।
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An unnatural death (one caused by violence or accident, not illness, which the police must investigate).
Collocation 'an unnatural death' (बीमारी के बजाय हिंसा या दुर्घटना से हुई मृत्यु, जिसकी पुलिस जाँच ज़रूरी है)।