बेचैनी (bechainii)
noun
A single noun meaning restlessness or unease, covering both physical discomfort and mental/emotional agitation. Related to the adjective बेचैन (bechain, 'restless, uneasy') with the abstract-noun suffix -ई (ii).
Sense
1
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restlessness, unease (physical or mental)
noun, feminine Commonly appears in the pattern X को बेचैनी होना/महसूस होना (X ko bechainii honaa, 'X feels restless') or बेचैनी में होना (bechainii men honaa, 'to be in a state of restlessness'), following the dative-subject pattern the learner already knows from लगना (lagnaa).
Synonyms: व्याकुलता (vyaakultaa, literary), घबराहट (ghabraahat, nervous agitation), बेकरारी (bekraarii, literary), अशांति (ashaanti, scope: broader, also social/political unrest)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear this word a lot in everyday health talk -- a mother might ask a feverish child, बेचैनी हो रही है क्या? (bechainii ho rahii hai kyaa?, 'are you feeling restless/uneasy?') -- as well as in emotional contexts, like waiting anxiously for exam results or a loved one's phone call. It sits at the intersection of physical fidgetiness and mental disquiet in a way English keeps more separate.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to make बेचैनी (bechainii) the subject of an active verb like a person would be, e.g. saying मैं बेचैनी हूँ (main bechainii hoon) instead of the correct मुझे बेचैनी हो रही है (mujhe bechainii ho rahii hai, 'I am feeling restless') -- the feeler takes को (ko), not मैं (main) as subject of 'to be' the noun. 2) It covers both a racing, anxious mind and physical restlessness (like being unable to sit still or feeling unwell), unlike English words that split these into separate terms.
Sample Sentences:
बुखार में उसे बहुत बेचैनी हो रही थी।
He was feeling very restless because of the fever.
(bukhaar men use bahut bechainii ho rahii thii।)
बेचैनी हो रही है क्या?
Are you feeling restless/uneasy?
(bechainii ho rahii hai kyaa?)
नतीजे का इंतज़ार करते-करते उसकी बेचैनी बढ़ती जाती है।
Waiting for the results, his restlessness keeps increasing.
(natiije kaa intzaar karte-karte uskii bechainii badhtii jaatii hai।)
अगर वह फ़ोन नहीं करता, तो मुझे इतनी बेचैनी नहीं होती।
If he hadn't failed to call, I wouldn't have felt so restless.
(agar vah fon nahiin kartaa, to mujhe itnii bechainii nahiin hotii।)
बेचैनी मत कर, सब ठीक हो जाएगा।
Don't be restless, everything will be fine.
(bechainii mat kar, sab thiik ho jaaegaa।)
शायद उसकी बेचैनी का कारण कोई पुरानी बात हो।
Perhaps the reason for his restlessness is some old matter.
(shaayad uskii bechainii kaa kaaran koii puraanii baat ho।)
रातभर उसकी बेचैनी देखी नहीं जा रही थी।
All night, his restlessness was unbearable to watch.
(raatbhar uskii bechainii dekhii nahiin jaa rahii thii।)
डॉक्टर ने कहा कि यह बेचैनी सिर्फ़ थकान की वजह से है।
The doctor said that this restlessness is just due to exhaustion.
(doktar ne kahaa ki yah bechainii sirf thakaan kii vajah se hai।)
मन की बेचैनी शब्दों में बयान नहीं होती।
The restlessness of the heart cannot be expressed in words.
(man kii bechainii shabdon men bayaan nahiin hotii।)
इंटरव्यू से पहले उसकी बेचैनी साफ़ नज़र आ रही थी।
Before the interview, his nervousness was clearly visible.
(intravyoo se pahle uskii bechainii saaf nazar aa rahii thii।)
काश उसकी बेचैनी कम हो जाए।
I wish his restlessness would lessen.
(kaash uskii bechainii kam ho jaae।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
बेचैनी
(bechainii)
(sg.f.oblique):
बेचैनी
(bechainii)
(pl.f.direct):
बेचैनियाँ
(bechainiyaan)
(pl.f.oblique):
बेचैनियों
(bechainiyon)