worthless
/ˈwɜːθləs/adjective
उच्चारण वर्थ्लस
बेकार, निकम्मा, मूल्यहीन
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having no value, use or importance
बेकार, निकम्मा, मूल्यहीन
- The old notes are now worthless.
- a worthless piece of advice
- The shares became worthless when the firm closed.
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- That ring is cheap and worthless.
- Worthless coins were thrown away.
Synonyms valueless useless meaningless
Opposite valuable precious worthwhile
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(of a person) having no good qualities
(व्यक्ति) निकम्मा, जिसमें कोई गुण न हो
- He felt worthless after losing his job.
- Constant criticism made the young clerk feel worthless.
- Don't call yourself worthless because you failed once.
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- The cruel remark made him feel worthless.
- No child should be made to feel worthless at school.
Synonyms good-for-nothing useless
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worthless + noun / predicative
Worthless means having no value, in money or in usefulness. It is a strong word and is also used about persons in an insulting way.
'Worthless' का अर्थ है धन या उपयोगिता की दृष्टि से मूल्यहीन। यह तीव्र शब्द है और अपमानजनक रूप में व्यक्तियों के लिए भी प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The note became worthless after demonetisation.
- He called the old watch worthless.
be worthless to sb / as sth
Use to for the person who finds it of no value, and as for the role in which it fails.
जिसके लिए वस्तु मूल्यहीन हो उसके लिए 'to' और जिस भूमिका में वह विफल हो उसके लिए 'as' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The old coins are worthless to a collector of stamps.
- The report is worthless as evidence.
render / prove / declare sth worthless
Verbs like render, prove and declare take the object and then worthless as a complement.
Render, prove और declare जैसी क्रियाओं के बाद object और फिर complement के रूप में 'worthless' आता है।
- The new law rendered the old licences worthless.
- The test proved the machine worthless.
worthlessness / feel worthless
The noun is worthlessness, and feel worthless expresses low self-esteem.
Noun 'worthlessness' है और 'feel worthless' आत्म-सम्मान की कमी को व्यक्त करता है।
- Failure made him feel worthless.
- The worthlessness of the shares became clear.
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adverb + worthless
completelyutterlyvirtuallyalmosttotally
- The share is now virtually worthless.
वह शेयर अब लगभग मूल्यहीन है।
worthless + noun
piece of paperpromiseadvicecurrencyjewellerydegree
- The cheque was a worthless piece of paper.
वह चेक कागज़ का मूल्यहीन टुकड़ा था।
verb + worthless
becomeproveturnfeelconsider
- Her certificate turned out to be worthless.
उसका प्रमाणपत्र बेकार निकला।
worthless + abstract noun
efforttalkexcusegesturelife
- All his talk was worthless without action.
कर्म के बिना उसकी सारी बातें व्यर्थ थीं।
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- The fake gold chain was completely worthless.
नकली सोने की चेन बिल्कुल मूल्यहीन थी।
- A degree from a fake university is worthless.
फ़र्ज़ी विश्वविद्यालय की डिग्री बेकार है।
- He promised to repay, but his word was worthless.
उसने चुकाने का वादा किया, पर उसकी बात का कोई मूल्य नहीं था।
- Old newspapers are not worthless; the kabadiwala buys them.
पुराने अख़बार मूल्यहीन नहीं हैं; कबाड़ीवाला उन्हें खरीदता है।
- She felt worthless after failing the interview.
साक्षात्कार में असफल होने के बाद वह स्वयं को निकम्मी महसूस करने लगी।
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✗ This coin is of worthless.
✓ This coin is worthless.
Worthless is an adjective and does not take of after be.
'Worthless' विशेषण है और be के बाद 'of' नहीं लेता।
✗ The medicine is worthless to cure cancer.
✓ The medicine is worthless for curing cancer.
The purpose of a worthless thing is introduced by for plus gerund, not a to-infinitive.
मूल्यहीन वस्तु का प्रयोजन 'for + gerund' से बताया जाता है, to-infinitive से नहीं।
✗ He is a worth man for nothing.
✓ He is a worthless man.
Worth and worthless are different: worth needs a value after it, while worthless means having no value.
'Worth' और 'worthless' अलग हैं: 'worth' के बाद मूल्य आता है, जबकि 'worthless' का अर्थ मूल्यहीन है।
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All mean without value; they differ in whether they refer to money, use or effect.
सभी का अर्थ मूल्यहीन है; वे धन, उपयोग या प्रभाव में से किसकी ओर संकेत करते हैं, इसमें अंतर है।
Without any value, especially money or merit.
कोई मूल्य न होना, विशेषकर धन या गुण का।
- The land was worthless.
A formal near-synonym, rarer in speech.
औपचारिक निकट-पर्याय, बोलचाल में कम प्रचलित।
- The evidence was valueless.
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Note that invaluable and priceless both mean extremely valuable, the opposite of worthless.
ध्यान रखिए कि invaluable और priceless दोनों का अर्थ 'अत्यंत मूल्यवान' है, यानी worthless के विपरीत।