rigmarole
US
/ˈrɪɡməˌroʊl/
UK
/ˈrɪɡ.mə.rəʊl/
Meaning
A long, complicated, and often annoying series of steps or formalities.
लंबी, उलझाऊ और अक्सर परेशान करने वाली प्रक्रिया या औपचारिकताओं का सिलसिला।
Examples
“Renewing my passport involved a tedious rigmarole of forms and appointments.”
“We skipped the whole rigmarole and booked our tickets online.”
“She was frustrated by the rigmarole of getting approval for a simple purchase.”
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Not natural: I had to complete many rigmaroles to renew my license.
Better: I had to go through a lot of rigmarole to renew my license.
Rigmarole is usually used as an uncountable noun for a troublesome process, not as a countable plural.
Rigmarole आमतौर पर परेशानी वाली प्रक्रिया के लिए uncountable noun है, इसलिए यहाँ many rigmaroles स्वाभाविक नहीं लगता।
Not natural: I hated the rigmarole to fill out all those forms.
Better: I hated the rigmarole of filling out all those forms.
Use of before a noun or an -ing verb to describe what the complicated process involves.
किस प्रक्रिया की बात हो रही है, यह बताने के लिए noun या -ing verb से पहले of लगाएँ।
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Learner tip
Rigmarole usually suggests that a process is unnecessarily complicated or annoying; it is often used informally.
Rigmarole से अक्सर यह भाव आता है कि कोई प्रक्रिया बेवजह उलझाऊ या परेशान करने वाली है; इसका इस्तेमाल आम तौर पर अनौपचारिक बातचीत में होता है।