vile
/vaɪl/adjective
उच्चारण वाइल
घिनौना, बेहद बुरा, अत्यंत अप्रिय
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extremely unpleasant or bad
घिनौना, बेहद बुरा, अत्यंत अप्रिय
- a vile smell from the blocked drain
- The weather was vile: cold, wet and windy.
- He was in a vile temper.
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- The vile odour from the dumping ground reached the whole colony.
- We drove through vile weather all the way to Shimla.
- The medicine tasted vile.
Synonyms disgusting foul nasty horrible loathsome
Opposite pleasant lovely delightful agreeable
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formal
morally bad; wicked
नीच, दुष्ट, अधम
- a vile crime against a helpless child
- vile slander
- He was punished for his vile behaviour towards the weak.
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- The vile rumour hurt the family badly.
- She said the vile act of cheating should never be forgiven.
Synonyms wicked evil base despicable contemptible
Opposite noble virtuous honourable admirable
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
vile + noun (smell, taste, weather, temper)
Vile means extremely unpleasant to the senses or to the mind. It is stronger than bad.
'Vile' का अर्थ इंद्रियों या मन के लिए अत्यंत अप्रिय है। यह 'bad' से अधिक प्रबल है।
- There was a vile smell from the blocked drain.
- The medicine had a vile taste.
vile = morally bad
In a moral sense, vile describes wicked actions or words, such as a vile crime or vile insults.
नैतिक अर्थ में 'vile' दुष्ट कार्यों या शब्दों को बताता है, जैसे vile crime या vile insults।
- Cheating the poor was a vile act.
- He used vile language against the referee.
vile + temper / mood
A vile temper or mood means very bad-tempered. This use is common in informal British speech.
'A vile temper' या 'mood' का अर्थ बहुत चिड़चिड़ा होना है। यह प्रयोग अनौपचारिक British बोलचाल में आम है।
- Radhika's uncle was in a vile mood after missing the train.
vile vs vial / viler, vilest
Vial is a small glass bottle and is a different word. The comparative of vile is viler (or more vile), and the superlative is vilest.
'Vial' छोटी काँच की शीशी है और अलग शब्द है। 'Vile' का comparative 'viler' (या 'more vile') और superlative 'vilest' है।
- The nurse placed the vial on the tray; the smell of the next drug was vile.
+Collocations 4
vile + noun
smellbehaviourlanguagecrimemood
- His vile behaviour shocked everyone at the wedding.
adverb + vile
absolutelyutterlypositivelydownrighttruly
- The soup tasted absolutely vile.
verb + vile
smelltastesoundfeellook
- The water smelt vile after the flood.
vile + abstract noun
liesslanderinsultstreacherycruelty
- The newspaper spread vile slander about the teacher.
“More examples 5
- The vile smell of burning rubber filled the street.
जलते रबर की घिनौनी गंध पूरी गली में भर गई।
- It was a vile crime, and the whole town demanded justice.
यह एक घृणित अपराध था और पूरा शहर न्याय की माँग करने लगा।
- Radhika could not eat the vile curry in the canteen.
राधिका कैंटीन की वह बेहद ख़राब सब्ज़ी नहीं खा सकी।
- He wrote a vile letter full of lies about her.
उसने उसके बारे में झूठ से भरा एक नीच पत्र लिखा।
- The vile weather spoilt the whole trip.
बेहद ख़राब मौसम ने पूरी यात्रा बिगाड़ दी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The nurse held a vile of medicine.
✓ The nurse held a vial of medicine.
A small glass bottle is a vial, not vile.
छोटी काँच की शीशी को 'vial' कहते हैं, 'vile' नहीं।
✗ This is the more vile smell I have ever known.
✓ This is the vilest smell I have ever known.
With the, use the superlative vilest, not more.
'The' के साथ superlative 'vilest' आता है, 'more' नहीं।
✗ She behaved vile with the servant.
✓ She behaved vilely towards the servant.
An adverb (vilely) is needed after behaved, and towards shows the person.
'Behaved' के बाद adverb 'vilely' चाहिए और व्यक्ति के लिए 'towards' आता है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
Vile, with -ile pronounced /aɪl/ (not 'vial', which is a small bottle; not 'vyle'); the verb vilify means to say vile things about somebody.
Vile, -ile की ध्वनि /aɪl/ ('vial' गलत है, जो छोटी शीशी है; 'vyle' भी गलत); verb vilify का अर्थ 'किसी के बारे में घिनौनी बातें कहना' है।
?Which word?
Keep the vile/vial/viol homophones apart: vile (bad), vial (a small bottle), viol (an old stringed instrument).
Vile, vial और viol के homophones अलग रखिए: vile (बुरा), vial (छोटी शीशी), viol (पुराना तार वाद्य)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Vile weather, a vile temper, vile language.
Collocations: vile weather (बहुत ख़राब मौसम), a vile temper (बहुत घटिया या बुरा स्वभाव), vile language (घिनौनी या अश्लील भाषा)।