उग्र (ugr)
adjective
A formal/literary adjective describing intensity that borders on danger -- fierce, violent, or extreme, used both for tempers and moods and for escalating situations (protests, fire, illness).
Sense
1
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violent, intense, escalating (of a situation, protest, fire, mood in a crowd)
adjective
Synonyms: हिंसक (hinsak), भड़का हुआ (bhadkaa huaa), तीव्र (tiivr)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is the sense you will meet constantly on Hindi news channels -- प्रदर्शन उग्र हो गया (pradarshan ugr ho gayaa, 'the protest turned violent') is a stock headline phrase, so recognizing उग्र (ugr) here is genuinely useful for reading or watching Indian news.
Common Mistakes: 1) उग्र (ugr) describes the escalating intensity of an event (a protest turning violent, a fire spreading), while हिंसक (hinsak) more narrowly means 'violent' in the sense of causing physical harm -- news Hindi often prefers उग्र (ugr) precisely because it captures rising tension, not just violence itself, as in प्रदर्शन उग्र हो गया (pradarshan ugr ho gayaa, 'the protest turned violent/intense').
Sample Sentences:
प्रदर्शन उग्र हो गया।
The protest turned violent.
(pradarshan ugr ho gayaa।)
पुलिस की लाठीचार्ज के बाद भीड़ उग्र हो गई।
The crowd turned violent after the police baton charge.
(pulis kii laathiichaarj ke baad bhiid ugr ho gaii।)
अगर मांगें नहीं मानी गईं तो आंदोलन उग्र हो सकता है।
If the demands aren't met, the movement could turn violent.
(agar maangen nahiin maanii gaiin to aandolan ugr ho saktaa hai।)
जंगल की आग अब उग्र रूप ले रही है।
The forest fire is now taking on an intense form.
(jangal kii aag ab ugr roop le rahii hai।)
सरकार को डर है कि किसानों का प्रदर्शन कहीं उग्र न हो जाए।
The government fears that the farmers' protest might turn violent.
(sarkaar ko dar hai ki kisaanon kaa pradarshan kahiin ugr n ho jaae।)
अगर नेताओं ने समय रहते हस्तक्षेप न किया होता तो हालात और उग्र हो जाते।
If the leaders hadn't intervened in time, the situation would have become even more violent.
(agar netaaon ne samay rahte hastakshep n kiyaa hotaa to haalaat aur ugr ho jaate।)
स्थिति को उग्र होने से रोकने के लिए प्रशासन ने कर्फ्यू लगा दिया।
To stop the situation from turning violent, the administration imposed a curfew.
(sthiti ko ugr hone se rokne ke lie prashaasan ne karphyoo lagaa diyaa।)
टीवी पर बहस इतनी उग्र हो गई कि एंकर को बीच में रोकना पड़ा।
The TV debate turned so intense that the anchor had to cut in and stop it.
(tiivii par bahas itnii ugr ho gaii ki enkar ko biich men roknaa padaa।)
देखते ही देखते भीड़ का रुख उग्र हो गया और पत्थरबाज़ी शुरू हो गई।
Right before everyone's eyes, the crowd's mood turned violent and stone-pelting began.
(dekhte hii dekhte bhiid kaa rukh ugr ho gayaa aur pattharbaazii shuroo ho gaii।)
पुलिस से अनुरोध है कि प्रदर्शन को उग्र मत होने दीजिए।
It's requested that the police not let the protest turn violent.
(pulis se anurodh hai ki pradarshan ko ugr mat hone diijie।)
Sense
2
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fierce, hot-tempered (of a person's nature or mood)
adjective
Synonyms: क्रोधी (krodhii), गुस्सैल (gussail), तेज़-तर्रार (tez-tarraar)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This word belongs to a slightly formal, almost newsy register -- you will hear it more from a news anchor describing a person's temper than from a friend gossiping about their boss, where गुस्सैल (gussail) feels more natural.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for गुस्सा (gussaa, 'anger') when they mean a temperament, but उग्र (ugr) describes the person or mood itself as fierce, not the emotion in the moment -- you would say वह उग्र स्वभाव का है (vah ugr svabhaav kaa hai, 'he has a fierce temperament'), not use उग्र (ugr) to mean 'he got angry.'
Sample Sentences:
उसका स्वभाव बहुत उग्र है।
His nature is very fierce and hot-tempered.
(uskaa svabhaav bahut ugr hai।)
मंत्री जी अपने उग्र स्वभाव के लिए जाने जाते हैं।
The minister is known for his fierce temperament.
(mantrii jii apne ugr svabhaav ke lie jaane jaate hain।)
बचपन से ही वह उग्र स्वभाव का रहा है।
He has had a fierce temperament since childhood.
(bachpan se hii vah ugr svabhaav kaa rahaa hai।)
अगर वह इतना उग्र न होता, तो लोग उससे इतना नहीं डरते।
If he were not so hot-tempered, people would not be so afraid of him.
(agar vah itnaa ugr n hotaa, to log usse itnaa nahiin darte।)
पत्रकार ने बताया कि नए कोच का स्वभाव काफी उग्र माना जाता है।
The journalist reported that the new coach's temperament is considered quite fierce.
(patrkaar ne bataayaa ki nae koch kaa svabhaav kaaphii ugr maanaa jaataa hai।)
उग्र स्वभाव के लोग अक्सर जल्दी माफ भी कर देते हैं।
People with a fierce temperament often forgive quickly too.
(ugr svabhaav ke log aksar jaldii maaph bhii kar dete hain।)
काश वह थोड़ा कम उग्र होता।
I wish he were a little less hot-tempered.
(kaash vah thodaa kam ugr hotaa।)
रिपोर्ट में कहा गया है कि जज का स्वभाव उग्र होने के बावजूद उनके फैसले संतुलित रहे हैं।
The report states that despite the judge's fierce temperament, his rulings have remained balanced.
(riport men kahaa gayaa hai ki jaj kaa svabhaav ugr hone ke baavjood unke phaisle santulit rahe hain।)
क्रिकेट के मैदान पर उसका उग्र रूप देखकर सब चौंक गए।
Seeing his fierce, hot-tempered side on the cricket field, everyone was startled.
(kriket ke maidaan par uskaa ugr roop dekhkar sab chaunk gae।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
उग्र
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