untouchable
/ʌnˈtʌtʃəbl/adjective
उच्चारण अन्टचबल
(सज़ा या आलोचना की) पहुँच से परे, जिसे कोई छू न सके
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in a position where somebody is unlikely to be punished or criticized
(सज़ा या आलोचना की) पहुँच से परे, जिसे कोई छू न सके
- The minister behaved as if he were untouchable.
- No one is untouchable under the law.
Synonyms invulnerable unassailable immune
Opposite vulnerable accountable
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(in sport) so good that nobody can beat them
अजेय, बेजोड़
- On current form, the Indian team looks untouchable.
Synonyms unbeatable invincible unrivalled supreme
Opposite beatable
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that cannot be touched or changed
जिसे छुआ या बदला न जा सके
- The defence budget was treated as untouchable.
Synonyms sacrosanct inviolable protected
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historical
(in India in the past) used to describe people who were wrongly treated as the lowest group in the caste system and kept apart from the rest of society; this use is now offensive
(ऐतिहासिक, अब आपत्तिजनक) अछूत माना गया
- the so-called untouchable castes
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[C] historical, offensive
(in India in the past) a member of the groups that were wrongly treated as the lowest in the caste system and denied basic rights
(ऐतिहासिक, अब आपत्तिजनक) अछूत माना गया व्यक्ति
- Babasaheb Ambedkar fought all his life against the cruel treatment of those called untouchables.
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[C]
a person who seems too powerful or important to be punished or criticized
ऐसा व्यक्ति जिसे कोई छू न सके (सज़ा न दे सके)
- The anti-corruption drive showed that even the untouchables could be brought to justice.
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Usage: calling a person an untouchable is now offensive; the communities are referred to as Dalits or, officially, as Scheduled Castes.
Usage में किसी व्यक्ति को untouchable कहना अब आपत्तिजनक है; इन समुदायों के लिए Dalit या आधिकारिक रूप से Scheduled Castes शब्दों का प्रयोग होता है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Article 17 of the Constitution of India abolished untouchability and forbids its practice in any form.
भारत के संविधान के अनुच्छेद 17 ने अस्पृश्यता (untouchability) को समाप्त किया और किसी भी रूप में इसके आचरण को वर्जित किया है।
The Untouchability (Offences) Act, 1955, renamed the Protection of Civil Rights Act in 1976, makes the practice of untouchability a punishable offence.
Untouchability (Offences) Act, 1955, जिसका नाम 1976 में बदलकर Protection of Civil Rights Act किया गया, अस्पृश्यता के आचरण को दंडनीय अपराध बनाता है।