परेशान (pareshaan)
adjective/verb
One core meaning: troubled, worried, or upset -- used constantly in daily conversation to describe emotional distress or being bothered/harassed by something or someone.
Sense
1
:
worried, distressed, upset
adjective Commonly used with होना (honaa) to describe a state ('मैं परेशान हूँ' main pareshaan hoon, 'I am worried') or with करना (karnaa) to describe causing that state in someone else.
Synonyms: चिंतित (chintit), फ़िक्रमंद (fikrmand), व्याकुल (vyaakul, literary)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is one of those words you'll hear constantly in Delhi households -- a mother might say 'मुझे बहुत परेशान कर दिया' (mujhe bahut pareshaan kar diyaa, 'you've really troubled/worried me') to a child who's been up to mischief, blending 'you worried me' and 'you're driving me crazy' into one phrase. It's an emotional Swiss-army word: mild irritation, deep worry, and being pestered can all be परेशान (pareshaan) depending on tone and situation.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often use चिंतित (chintit) as a direct swap in every context, but परेशान (pareshaan) is the far more common, everyday word -- चिंतित (chintit) sounds a touch more formal/written. 2) परेशान (pareshaan) covers both 'worried' and 'annoyed/bothered' -- context decides which; English speakers sometimes reach for a separate word for 'annoyed' when Hindi speakers would just say परेशान (pareshaan).
Sample Sentences:
मैं आज बहुत परेशान हूँ।
I'm very worried/upset today.
(main aaj bahut pareshaan hoon।)
वह परीक्षा के नतीजे को लेकर परेशान थी।
She was worried about the exam result.
(vah pariikshaa ke natiije ko lekar pareshaan thii।)
तुमने मुझे बहुत परेशान कर दिया है।
You've really troubled/worried me.
(tumne mujhe bahut pareshaan kar diyaa hai।)
अगर पैसे खत्म हो जाते तो वह बहुत परेशान होता।
If the money had run out, he would have been very worried.
(agar paise khatm ho jaate to vah bahut pareshaan hotaa।)
बेटे की तबीयत को लेकर माँ हमेशा परेशान रहती है।
The mother is always worried about her son's health.
(bete kii tabiiyat ko lekar maan hameshaa pareshaan rahtii hai।)
इतना परेशान मत हो, सब ठीक हो जाएगा।
Don't be so worried, everything will be fine.
(itnaa pareshaan mat ho, sab thiik ho jaaegaa।)
क्या तुम किसी बात से परेशान हो?
Are you worried about something?
(kyaa tum kisii baat se pareshaan ho?)
शायद वह पैसों की तंगी से परेशान हो।
Maybe he's worried because of financial trouble.
(shaayad vah paison kii tangii se pareshaan ho।)
साहब, आपको परेशान करने के लिए क्षमा चाहूँगा, पर यह मामला जरूरी है।
Sir, I would like to apologize for troubling/worrying you, but this matter is urgent.
(saahab, aapko pareshaan karne ke lie kshamaa chaahoongaa, par yah maamlaa jaroorii hai।)
पूरा परिवार उसकी हालत देखकर परेशान हो गया।
The whole family became worried on seeing his condition.
(pooraa parivaar uskii haalat dekhkar pareshaan ho gayaa।)
इस शोर से मैं बहुत परेशान हो रहा हूँ।
This noise is really irritating/troubling me.
(is shor se main bahut pareshaan ho rahaa hoon।)
Sense
2
:
to trouble, bother, harass (someone)
verb, transitive Used as परेशान करना (pareshaan karnaa) -- a compound formed with करना (karnaa) that turns the adjective into a transitive action, 'to make [someone] troubled.'
Synonyms: तंग करना (tang karnaa), सताना (sataanaa)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Kids pestering a parent for a toy, a mosquito buzzing around at night, an annoying colleague who won't stop calling -- all of these get described with परेशान करना (pareshaan karnaa). It is the everyday go-to for 'stop bothering me,' as in 'मुझे परेशान मत करो' (mujhe pareshaan mat karo, 'don't bother me').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to conjugate परेशान (pareshaan) itself as if it were a verb root; it always needs करना (karnaa) (to trouble someone) or होना (honaa) (to become troubled) attached to actually function as a verb.
Sample Sentences:
मुझे परेशान मत करो।
Don't bother me.
(mujhe pareshaan mat karo।)
यह मच्छर रात भर मुझे परेशान करता रहा।
This mosquito kept bothering me all night.
(yah machchhar raat bhar mujhe pareshaan kartaa rahaa।)
बच्चे खिलौने के लिए माँ को परेशान कर रहे हैं।
The kids are bothering their mother for a toy.
(bachche khilaune ke lie maan ko pareshaan kar rahe hain।)
वह सहकर्मी बार-बार फोन करके सबको परेशान करता है।
That colleague bothers everyone by calling again and again.
(vah sahkarmii baar-baar phon karke sabko pareshaan kartaa hai।)
अगर तुम उसे परेशान करोगे तो वह शिकायत कर देगा।
If you keep bothering him, he'll file a complaint.
(agar tum use pareshaan karoge to vah shikaayat kar degaa।)
प्लीज़ इतना मत परेशान करो, मुझे काम पूरा करना है।
Please don't bother me so much, I have to finish this work.
(pliiz itnaa mat pareshaan karo, mujhe kaam pooraa karnaa hai।)
पड़ोसी की तेज़ आवाज़ ने पूरी रात हमें परेशान किया।
The neighbor's loud noise bothered us all night.
(padosii kii tez aavaaz ne poorii raat hamen pareshaan kiyaa।)
काश तुम उसे इतना परेशान न करते।
I wish you hadn't bothered him so much.
(kaash tum use itnaa pareshaan n karte।)
कृपया ग्राहकों को बार-बार फोन करके परेशान न करें।
Please do not bother the customers by calling them repeatedly.
(kripyaa graahkon ko baar-baar phon karke pareshaan n karen।)
उसे कोई परेशान न करे, इसलिए दरवाज़ा बंद कर दिया गया।
So that no one would bother him, the door was shut.
(use koii pareshaan n kare, islie darvaazaa band kar diyaa gayaa।)
दफ़्तर में उसे इतना परेशान किया गया कि उसने इस्तीफ़ा दे दिया।
He was bothered so much at the office that he resigned.
(daftar men use itnaa pareshaan kiyaa gayaa ki usne istiifaa de diyaa।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
परेशान
(pareshaan)
Verb
infinitive:
परेशान
(pareshaan)
infinitive oblique:
परेशाने
(pareshaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
परेशाता
(pareshaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
परेशाते
(pareshaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
परेशाती
(pareshaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
परेशातीं
(pareshaatiin)
continuous (sg.m):
परेशा रहा
(pareshaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
परेशा रहे
(pareshaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
परेशा रही
(pareshaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
परेशा रहीं
(pareshaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
परेशाया
(pareshaayaa)
perfective (pl.m):
परेशाए
(pareshaae)
perfective (sg.f):
परेशाई
(pareshaaii)
perfective (pl.f):
परेशाईं
(pareshaaiin)
imperative (informal):
परेशा
(pareshaa)
imperative (neutral):
परेशाओ
(pareshaao)
imperative (formal):
परेशाइए
(pareshaaie)
future (1sg.m):
परेशाऊँगा
(pareshaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
परेशाऊँगी
(pareshaaoongii)
future (1pl.m):
परेशाएँगे
(pareshaaenge)
future (1pl.f):
परेशाएँगी
(pareshaaengii)
future (2sg.m):
परेशाएगा
(pareshaaegaa)
future (2sg.f):
परेशाएगी
(pareshaaegii)
future (2pl.m):
परेशाओगे
(pareshaaoge)
future (2pl.f):
परेशाओगी
(pareshaaogii)
future (3sg.m):
परेशाएगा
(pareshaaegaa)
future (3sg.f):
परेशाएगी
(pareshaaegii)
future (3pl.m):
परेशाएँगे
(pareshaaenge)
future (3pl.f):
परेशाएँगी
(pareshaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
परेशाऊँ
(pareshaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
परेशाएँ
(pareshaaen)
subjunctive (2sg):
परेशाए
(pareshaae)
subjunctive (2pl):
परेशाओ
(pareshaao)
subjunctive (3sg):
परेशाए
(pareshaae)
subjunctive (3pl):
परेशाएँ
(pareshaaen)