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gadfly

US

/ˈɡædˌflaɪ/

UK

/ˈɡædˌflaɪ/

Meaning

A person who persistently annoys or challenges others, especially by criticizing people in power.

ऐसा व्यक्ति जो बार-बार सवाल या आलोचना करके दूसरों, खासकर सत्ता में बैठे लोगों, को परेशान करता है।

Examples

“The political gadfly kept questioning the minister’s decisions in public.”

politicskeep questioning

“Our neighborhood gadfly challenges the council whenever it ignores residents’ concerns.”

communitychallenge someone

“The newspaper’s gadfly exposed weaknesses in the mayor’s plans.”

journalismcriticize those in power

Useful patterns

a gadfly to someone or a groupact as a gadflya political or media gadflya gadfly who keeps questioning or challenging

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Common collocations

political gadflymedia gadflylocal gadflyact as a gadflyserve as a gadflya gadfly to the establishment

Common mistakes

Not natural: She is gadfly who questions the board.

Better: She is a gadfly who questions the board.

Gadfly is a singular countable noun here, so it needs the article “a.”

यहाँ gadfly एक गिनने योग्य एकवचन संज्ञा है, इसलिए इसके पहले “a” लगाएँ।

Not natural: The meeting was a gadfly for the manager.

Better: The meeting was a nuisance for the manager.

A gadfly is a person, not an event; use “nuisance” for something irritating.

Gadfly किसी व्यक्ति को कहते हैं, घटना को नहीं। परेशान करने वाली चीज़ के लिए “nuisance” कहें।

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Synonyms

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provocateurpersistent critictroublemakerirritantpest
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Antonyms

Words with contrasting meaning

yes-manconformist

Learner tip

A gadfly is a person, often a persistent and irritating critic; it is not simply a neutral word for any critic.

Gadfly किसी व्यक्ति के लिए है, जो अक्सर लगातार और परेशान करने वाली आलोचना करता है; यह हर आलोचक के लिए तटस्थ शब्द नहीं है।

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“Gadfly” आम तौर पर किस व्यक्ति के लिए कहा जाता है?