egregious
US
/ɪˈɡriːdʒəs/
UK
/ɪˈɡriːdʒəs/
Meaning
Shockingly bad or unacceptable, especially in a way that deserves strong criticism.
बहुत ही बुरा या अस्वीकार्य, इतना कि उसकी कड़ी आलोचना होनी चाहिए।
Examples
“The report exposed egregious failures in the hospital’s safety procedures.”
“It was egregious of the landlord to ignore such a serious leak.”
“The manager was egregiously unfair when assigning credit for the team’s work.”
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Not natural: The company egregious ignored the safety warning.
Better: The company egregiously ignored the safety warning.
Egregious is an adjective; egregiously is the adverb needed to describe how the company ignored it.
Egregious adjective है; यहाँ काम कैसे हुआ बता रहे हैं, इसलिए adverb egregiously इस्तेमाल करें।
Not natural: That tiny coffee stain was egregious.
Better: That tiny coffee stain was annoying.
Egregious suggests something shockingly bad or unacceptable, not merely a small annoyance.
Egregious का मतलब बहुत ही बुरा या अस्वीकार्य है; छोटी-सी परेशानी के लिए यह ज़्यादा कड़ा शब्द है।
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Reserve egregious for something exceptionally bad or unacceptable; it is stronger than ordinary words like bad or careless.
Egregious का इस्तेमाल किसी बेहद बुरी या अस्वीकार्य बात के लिए करें; यह bad या careless से कहीं ज़्यादा कड़ा शब्द है।