HinKhoj Dictionary

English Hindi Dictionary | अंग्रेज़ी हिन्दी शब्दकोश

Important vocabulary for competitive exams


arid - lacking sufficient water or rainfall (निर्जल/ सूखा)
asylum - a shelter from danger or hardship (शरण-स्थान)
bias - a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue (पक्षपात)
boisterous - marked by exuberance and high spirits (प्रचण्ड)
brazen - unrestrained by convention or propriety (निर्लज)
brusque - rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner (अशिष्ट)

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Different types of MANIA


PYROMANIA - Obsessions to set things on fire (चीज़ों को आग लगाने की चाहत)
MEGALOMANIA - Obsession for money, name, and fame (पैसा, नाम और शौहरत की अत्यंत चाहत)
LALOMANIA - Obsession to talk a lot (ज़्यादा बोलने की लत)
KLEPTOMANIA - Obsession to steal (चोरी करने की लत)
GAMOMANIA - Obsession to marry again and again (बार बार शादी करने का जुनून)
DIPSOMANIA - Obsession or excessive drinking (शराब पीने की लत)
BIBLIOMANIA - Obsessions for books (पुस्तकों से बेहद प्यार)
ABLUTOMANIA - Obsession for washing and bathing (नहाने धोने का जुनून)

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Delegate and Relegate


Delegate (verb) - is to give or commit (duties, powers, etc) to another as agent or representative; depute (सौंप देना/ कार्यभार सौंपना/ प्रतिनिधि बनाना/ अधिकार देना)
The power delegated to him must never be misused.

Relegate (verb) - means to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition (अवनति करना/ अपने देश से बाहर निकाल देना/ दूर करना)
He felt humiliated on being relegated to a lower position.

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Foreign Phrases commonly used in English


pro forma: प्रारूप (as a matter of form)
pro rata: यथानुपात (in proportion)
quid pro quo: मुआवज़ा/ बदले में (something that is given or done in exchange for something else)
raison d'etre: उद्देश्य/ अस्तित्व का कारण (reason something exists or is done)

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Portmanteau Words


A portmanteau word is one that blends the sound and combines the meaning of two others.एक portmanteau शब्द वह है जो ध्वनि को मिश्रित करता है और दो अन्य शब्दों के अर्थ को जोड़ता है।
Bit (binary + digit) बिट (बाइनरी + डीजिट)
Camcorder (camera + recorder) कैमकॉर्डर (कैमरा + रिकॉर्डर)
E-commerce (electronic + commerce) ई-कॉमर्स (इलेक्ट्रॉनिक + कॉमर्स)
Fantabulous (fantastic + fabulous) फैनटैब्यूलस (फैनटेस्टिक + फैब्यूलस)
Hi-tech (high + technology)हाई टेक् (हाई + टेक्नोलॉजी)

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