बदतमीज़ (badatmiiz)

adjective A single-sense adjective (also used as a noun-of-quality label for a person) meaning rude, ill-mannered, or impertinent -- describing someone who lacks basic tameez (tamiiz, sense of propriety).
Sense 1 : rude, insolent, ill-mannered
adjective
Synonyms: गुस्ताख़ (gustaakh, literary), अशिष्ट (ashisht, formal), उद्दंड (uddand, formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is a classic word an angry parent or elder uses in Delhi households when a child talks back or interrupts rudely -- it carries real sting, often paired with बदतमीज़ी (badatmiizii, 'rudeness', the noun form) in phrases like बदतमीज़ी मत करो (badatmiizii mat karo, 'don't be so rude'). The prefix बद- (bad-, 'bad-') is a common Persian-derived negative prefix you'll see recycled in words like बदनाम (badnaam, 'notorious') and बदसूरत (badsoorat, 'ugly').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes soften this into a mild word like 'naughty', but बदतमीज़ (badatmiiz) is a real scolding word -- it implies genuine disrespect, especially toward elders, not just childish mischief (for that, शरारती (sharaartii) is the better fit). 2) It is commonly used as a direct address or exclamation -- बदतमीज़! (badatmiiz!, 'You rude thing!') -- without needing a full sentence around it.
Sample Sentences:
तुम बहुत बदतमीज़ हो! You are so rude!
(tum bahut badatmiiz ho!)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बदतमीज़ी मत करो, बड़ों से ऐसे बात नहीं करते। Don't be so rude, you don't talk to elders like that.
(badatmiizii mat karo, badon se aise baat nahiin karte।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वह लड़का इतना बदतमीज़ है कि किसी की सुनता ही नहीं। That boy is so rude that he doesn't listen to anyone at all.
(vah ladkaa itnaa badatmiiz hai ki kisii kii suntaa hii nahiin।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसने टीचर के सामने कितनी बदतमीज़ी से जवाब दिया। He answered so rudely in front of the teacher.
(usne tiichar ke saamne kitnii badatmiizii se javaab diyaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम बदतमीज़ न होते तो सब तुम्हें प्यार करते। If you weren't so rude, everyone would love you.
(agar tum badatmiiz n hote to sab tumhen pyaar karte।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
मुझे नहीं लगता कि वह इतना बदतमीज़ होगा जितना लोग कहते हैं। I don't think he'll be as rude as people say.
(mujhe nahiin lagtaa ki vah itnaa badatmiiz hogaa jitnaa log kahte hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम्हें नहीं लगता कि तुम आजकल बहुत बदतमीज़ हो गए हो? Don't you think you've become very rude these days?
(kyaa tumhen nahiin lagtaa ki tum aajkal bahut badatmiiz ho gae ho?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उम्मीद है कि वह मेहमानों के साथ बदतमीज़ी न करे। Hopefully he won't be rude with the guests.
(ummiid hai ki vah mehmaanon ke saath badatmiizii n kare।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
ऐसे बदतमीज़ बच्चों को अच्छी तरह समझाना पड़ता है। Such rude children have to be properly disciplined.
(aise badatmiiz bachchon ko achchhii tarah samjhaanaa padtaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
दफ्तर में उसकी बदतमीज़ी की वजह से सबको शिकायत रहती है। Because of his rudeness at the office, everyone has complaints.
(daphtar men uskii badatmiizii kii vajah se sabko shikaayat rahtii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
इतनी बदतमीज़ी से बात मत किया करो, समझी? Stop talking so rudely all the time, understand?
(itnii badatmiizii se baat mat kiyaa karo, samjhii?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: बदतमीज़ (badatmiiz)