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untrustworthy

/ʌnˈtrʌstwɜːði/adjective

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अविश्वसनीय

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adjective
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    that cannot be trusted

    अविश्वसनीय

    • an untrustworthy friend
    • I would never lend money to an untrustworthy colleague like him.
    • Customers avoid shops that have an untrustworthy reputation.
    + 2 more examples
    • The report was dismissed as untrustworthy because the source was unknown.
    • He proved to be untrustworthy when he shared our secret.

    Synonyms unreliable dishonest deceitful treacherous shifty

    Opposite trustworthy reliable honest dependable

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

untrustworthy (adjective)

It describes a person, source or thing that cannot be depended on.

यह उस व्यक्ति, स्रोत या वस्तु का वर्णन करता है जिस पर भरोसा नहीं किया जा सकता।

  • The witness proved untrustworthy.
  • Untrustworthy websites often spread false news.

find / consider + sb + untrustworthy

After find or consider, the adjective works as a complement of the object.

'Find' या 'consider' के बाद adjective object का complement बनता है।

  • The court found the evidence untrustworthy.

untrustworthy + with sth

Use with for the thing that a person cannot be trusted to handle.

जिस चीज़ को संभालने के लिए व्यक्ति पर भरोसा नहीं किया जा सकता, उसके पहले 'with' आता है।

  • He is untrustworthy with money.

It is untrustworthy to + verb

With a to-infinitive, it describes the kind of act that cannot be depended on.

To-infinitive के साथ यह उस प्रकार के कार्य को बताता है जिस पर निर्भर नहीं रहा जा सकता।

  • It is untrustworthy to rely on unsigned messages.
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untrustworthy + noun

friendsourcewitnesspartnerservant

  • Journalists avoid untrustworthy sources.

adverb + untrustworthy

completelythoroughlytotallyratherdeeply

  • The agent turned out to be thoroughly untrustworthy.

consider / prove + untrustworthy

considerproveseemfindbe

  • His past behaviour proved him untrustworthy.

untrustworthy + with

with moneywith secretswith children

  • Nobody trusted him with secrets because he was untrustworthy.
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  • The shopkeeper was known to be untrustworthy about weights.

दुकानदार तौल के मामले में अविश्वसनीय माना जाता था।

  • Never share your password with an untrustworthy person.

कभी भी अपना password किसी अविश्वसनीय व्यक्ति के साथ साझा न करें।

  • The old map was untrustworthy, so the hikers lost their way.

पुराना नक्शा भरोसे के योग्य नहीं था, इसलिए पर्वतारोही रास्ता भटक गए।

  • Radhika thought the broker was untrustworthy and refused to sign.

राधिका को लगा कि दलाल भरोसे के योग्य नहीं है और उसने हस्ताक्षर करने से इनकार कर दिया।

  • A single lie can make a person untrustworthy for life.

एक झूठ किसी व्यक्ति को जीवन भर के लिए अविश्वसनीय बना सकता है।

  • Untrustworthy sources should never be quoted in a project.

अविश्वसनीय स्रोतों का उल्लेख project में कभी नहीं करना चाहिए।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ He is an untrustful man.

✓ He is an untrustworthy man.

The correct word for a person who cannot be trusted is untrustworthy; untrustful is not used in this sense.

जिस व्यक्ति पर भरोसा न किया जा सके, उसके लिए सही शब्द 'untrustworthy' है; इस अर्थ में 'untrustful' प्रयोग नहीं होता।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

They are close but differ in whether the problem is honesty or consistency.

ये समान हैं, पर समस्या ईमानदारी की है या निरंतरता की, इसमें अंतर है।

untrustworthy

Cannot be depended on to be honest or accurate.

जिसकी ईमानदारी या सटीकता पर निर्भर नहीं रहा जा सकता।

  • The guide was untrustworthy.

unreliable

Does not work or behave consistently; may be honest but undependable.

जो लगातार ठीक से काम या व्यवहार नहीं करता; ईमानदार होकर भी भरोसेमंद नहीं हो सकता।

  • The bus service is unreliable.

dishonest

Willing to lie or cheat.

झूठ बोलने या धोखा देने को तैयार।

  • A dishonest trader gave short weight.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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un·trust·wor·thy

?Which word?

Keep the cannot-be-trusted words together: untrustworthy, unreliable, deceitful, two-faced (saying different things to different people), devious, shifty (seeming dishonest), slippery (informal, not to be trusted).

अविश्वसनीय के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: untrustworthy, unreliable, deceitful, two-faced (भिन्न लोगों से भिन्न बातें कहने वाला, दोमुँहा), devious, shifty (बेईमान लगने वाला), slippery (अनौपचारिक, अविश्वसनीय)।

Keep the -worthy words: trustworthy, praiseworthy, noteworthy, newsworthy, seaworthy.

-worthy शब्द याद रखिए: trustworthy, praiseworthy, noteworthy, newsworthy, seaworthy।