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Vocabulary Spotlight

Deluge

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: बाढ़ (Baadh) – A severe flood or an overwhelming amount of something.

Pronunciation

[del-yooj]

Synonyms, Antonyms & Related Words

Synonyms

Flood – बाढ़ (baadh)
Inundation – जल प्रलय (jal pralay)

Related Words

Overflow – अतिप्रवाह (atipravah)
Torrent – धारा (dhara)

Word Origin

“Deluge” shabd Latin se aaya hai, aur iski shuruaat “diluere” se hui thi jiska matlab hai “to wash away”. Yeh 14th century mein English mein aaya.

Word Family

Noun: Deluge – बाढ़ (baadh)

Verb: Deluge – जलमग्न करना (jal-magn karna)

Usage Examples

1. Bhari baarish ne sheher mein deluge jaisa haal kar diya.

– Heavy rain created a deluge in the city.

2. Internet par naye memes ka deluge aata hai rozana.

– There’s a daily deluge of new memes on the internet.

Cultural Note

Bhaarat mein monsoon ke dauran deluge ka concept aam hai, jab kai regions mein bhari baarish aur baadh ka risk hota hai.

In Context

“Deluge” ka use natural disasters jaise floods aur excessive online content ya emails ke sense mein hota hai.

Vocabulary Challenge

“Deluge” ka sabse kareeb matlab kya hai?

Flood (बाढ़)
Drought (सूखा)
Desert (रेगिस्तान)
Mountain (पहाड़)

‘Flood’ sahi jawab hai kyunki deluge ka matlab hai extreme water overflow ya flood.

“Deluge” shabd kis bhasha se aaya hai?

Greek (यूनानी)
Latin (लैटिन)
German (जर्मन)
French (फ्रेंच)

‘Latin’ sahi jawab hai kyunki deluge shabd Latin ke “diluere” se aaya hai, jo water flow ka sense deta hai.

Deluge ke liye kaun sa shabd synonym nahi hai?

Flood (बाढ़)
Inundation (जल प्रलय)
Drought (सूखा)
Overflow (अतिप्रवाह)

‘Drought’ sahi jawab hai kyunki drought aur deluge opposite concepts hain, ek water scarcity aur doosra overflow ke liye hota hai.