निराश (niraash)
adjective
A single-sense adjective meaning 'disappointed' or 'hopeless/despondent' -- describing a person's emotional state, almost always with होना (honaa) or करना (karnaa).
Sense
1
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disappointed, discouraged, hopeless
adjective Most commonly paired with होना (honaa) to describe the person feeling this way (subject-agreeing), or with करना (karnaa) when someone else causes the disappointment: उसने मुझे निराश किया (usne mujhe niraash kiyaa, 'he disappointed me').
Synonyms: हताश (hataash), उदास (udaas, sad rather than disappointed), निराशावादी (niraashaavaadii, pessimistic person, not the same feeling)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear this constantly around exam results and job outcomes -- a parent might sigh मैं तुमसे निराश हूँ (main tumse niraash hoon, 'I am disappointed in you'), a line every Indian kid dreads more than outright anger. Note the से (se) marking the source of disappointment, mirroring 'disappointed in/with' in English.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for सैड (said) or उदास (udaas) when they mean 'disappointed' rather than plain 'sad' -- निराश (niraash) specifically carries the sense of hopes not being met, not general sadness. 2) The causative pattern निराश करना (niraash karnaa, 'to disappoint someone') is the natural way to say 'X disappointed me' -- a direct word-for-word translation of the English sentence structure often sounds off.
Sample Sentences:
मैं तुमसे निराश हूँ।
I am disappointed in you.
(main tumse niraash hoon।)
रिज़ल्ट देखकर वह बहुत निराश हो गया।
After seeing the result, he became very disappointed.
(rizalt dekhkar vah bahut niraash ho gayaa।)
अगर तुम मेहनत नहीं करोगे तो सब निराश हो जाएँगे।
If you don't work hard, everyone will become disappointed.
(agar tum mehnat nahiin karoge to sab niraash ho jaaenge।)
निराश मत हो, अगली बार ज़रूर होगा।
Don't be disappointed, it will surely happen next time.
(niraash mat ho, aglii baar zaroor hogaa।)
इंटरव्यू में नौकरी न मिलने से वह निराश रहती है।
She stays disappointed from not getting the job in the interview.
(intravyoo men naukrii n milne se vah niraash rahtii hai।)
काश मैं इस नतीजे से इतना निराश न होता।
I wish I weren't so disappointed by this outcome.
(kaash main is natiije se itnaa niraash n hotaa।)
अगर वह पास हो जाता, तो पिताजी निराश नहीं होते।
If he had passed, father would not have been disappointed.
(agar vah paas ho jaataa, to pitaajii niraash nahiin hote।)
शायद वह अपने बेटे के फैसले से निराश हो।
Perhaps he is disappointed by his son's decision.
(shaayad vah apne bete ke phaisle se niraash ho।)
श्रीमान शर्मा, मुझे आपके काम से निराश होना पड़ा है।
Mr. Sharma, I have had to be disappointed by your work.
(shriimaan sharmaa, mujhe aapke kaam se niraash honaa padaa hai।)
उसके इस्तीफे से पूरी टीम निराश महसूस कर रही है।
The whole team is feeling disappointed by his resignation.
(uske istiiphe se poorii tiim niraash mahsoos kar rahii hai।)
बच्चों के व्यवहार से माता-पिता का निराश होना आम बात है।
It is common for parents to be disappointed by their children's behavior.
(bachchon ke vyavahaar se maataa-pitaa kaa niraash honaa aam baat hai।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
निराश
(niraash)