Defunct

Vocabulary Spotlight

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: निष्क्रिय (Nishkriya) – No longer existing or functioning.

[dih-fuhngkt]

Obsolete – पुराना (purana)
Extinct – विलुप्त (vilupt)

Inactive – निष्क्रिय (nishkriya)
Disused – अप्रयुक्त (aprayukt)

“Defunct” shabd Latin ke “defunctus” se aaya hai, jiska matlab hai “finished or dead”. Yeh 16th century mein English mein aaya.

Adjective: Defunct – निष्क्रिय (nishkriya)

Noun: Defunctness – निष्क्रियता (nishkriyata)

1. Company ka old software ab defunct ho gaya hai.

– The company’s old software is now defunct.

2. Purani trains ab defunct hain aur unka replacement ho gaya hai.

– The old trains are now defunct and have been replaced.

India mein defunct ka concept technologies aur systems ke liye use hota hai jo ab obsolete ya non-functional ho chuke hain.

“Defunct” ka use aksar un cheezon ke liye hota hai jo ab functional ya relevant nahi hain, jaise purani technology, companies, ya riti-riwaaj.

Obsolete (पुराना)

Active (सक्रिय)

Modern (आधुनिक)

Growing (बढ़ता हुआ)

‘Obsolete’ sahi jawab hai kyunki defunct ka matlab hai kuch jo ab relevant ya functional nahi hai.

Greek (यूनानी)

French (फ्रेंच)

Latin (लैटिन)

German (जर्मन)

‘Latin’ sahi jawab hai kyunki defunct ka asal shabd Latin ke “defunctus” se aaya hai.

Active (सक्रिय)

Extinct (विलुप्त)

Obsolete (पुराना)

Disused (अप्रयुक्त)

‘Active’ sahi jawab hai kyunki defunct aur active opposite hain; defunct ka matlab non-functional aur active ka matlab operational.