हिंसात्मक (hinsaatmak)
adjective
A single-sense adjective meaning 'violent' or 'characterized by violence' -- used for actions, protests, behavior, or content, rather than for describing a person's temperament directly.
Sense
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violent, marked by violence
adjective
Synonyms: उग्र (ugr, leans toward 'aggressive/fierce' rather than physically violent), आक्रामक (aakraamak, 'aggressive', broader than physical violence)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will meet this word constantly in news broadcasts and newspaper headlines about protests, riots, or films -- हिंसात्मक फिल्म (hinsaatmak philm, 'violent film') or हिंसात्मक झड़प (hinsaatmak jhadap, 'violent clash') are everyday collocations. It shares its root with हिंसा (hinsaa, 'violence') and हिंसक (hinsak, 'violent/predatory'), so recognizing the हिंस- family helps you guess related words on sight.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use हिंसात्मक (hinsaatmak) to describe a person's temper or personality, but it more naturally describes actions, protests, content, or behavior (हिंसात्मक प्रदर्शन (hinsaatmak pradarshan, 'violent protest')) -- for a violent-tempered person, हिंसक (hinsak) is often preferred. 2) Do not confuse with हिंसक (hinsak), which can describe both violent behavior and predatory/carnivorous animals -- हिंसात्मक (hinsaatmak) is not used for animals.
Sample Sentences:
कल शहर में एक हिंसात्मक झड़प हुई।
Yesterday there was a violent clash in the city.
(kal shahar men ek hinsaatmak jhadap huii।)
यह फिल्म बहुत हिंसात्मक है, बच्चों को मत दिखाओ।
This film is very violent, don't show it to children.
(yah philm bahut hinsaatmak hai, bachchon ko mat dikhaao।)
पुलिस का कहना है कि प्रदर्शन हिंसात्मक हो सकता है।
The police say that the protest could turn violent.
(pulis kaa kahnaa hai ki pradarshan hinsaatmak ho saktaa hai।)
अगर सरकार समय रहते कदम उठाती तो आंदोलन इतना हिंसात्मक नहीं होता।
If the government had acted in time, the movement would not have become so violent.
(agar sarkaar samay rahte kadam uthaatii to aandolan itnaa hinsaatmak nahiin hotaa।)
समाचार चैनल हर रात किसी न किसी हिंसात्मक घटना की खबर दिखाते रहते हैं।
News channels keep showing reports of some violent incident or the other every night.
(samaachaar chainal har raat kisii n kisii hinsaatmak ghatnaa kii khabar dikhaate rahte hain।)
उस रात भीड़ बहुत हिंसात्मक हो गई थी और दुकानों में तोड़फोड़ की गई।
That night the crowd turned very violent and shops were vandalized.
(us raat bhiid bahut hinsaatmak ho gaii thii aur dukaanon men todphod kii gaii।)
इतना हिंसात्मक व्यवहार मत करो, बात से बात बन सकती है।
Don't behave so violently, things can be worked out by talking.
(itnaa hinsaatmak vyavahaar mat karo, baat se baat ban saktii hai।)
जब तक हालात सुधरेंगे नहीं, विरोध हिंसात्मक रूप लेते रहेंगे।
Until the situation improves, the protests will keep taking a violent form.
(jab tak haalaat sudhrenge nahiin, virodh hinsaatmak roop lete rahenge।)
हिंसात्मक कंटेंट के लिए इस वेबसाइट पर चेतावनी लगाई गई है।
A warning has been put on this website for violent content.
(hinsaatmak kantent ke lie is vebsaait par chetaavnii lagaaii gaii hai।)
काश वह भाषण इतना हिंसात्मक न होता, तो भीड़ शांत रहती।
If only that speech had not been so violent, the crowd would have stayed calm.
(kaash vah bhaashan itnaa hinsaatmak n hotaa, to bhiid shaant rahtii।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
हिंसात्मक
(hinsaatmak)