myth meaning in Pashto

Pashto words for myth

divine story

اسطوره asturá, افسانه afsāná

English meaning of myth

1. noun A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc.
2. noun Such stories as a genre.
3. noun A commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception; a fictitious or imaginary person or thing; a popular conception about a real person or event which exaggerates or idealizes reality.
4. noun A person or thing held in excessive or quasi-religious awe or admiration based on popular legend.

Full definition of myth

myth in a sentence

• Myth was the product of man's emotion and imagination, acted upon by his surroundings. (E. Clodd, Myths & Dreams (1885), 7, cited after OED)
• Scientists debunk the myth that gum stays in the human stomach for seven years.
• Father Flanagan was legendary, his institution an American myth. (Tucson (Arizona) Citizen, 20 September 1979, 5A/3, cited after OED)

Synonyms of myth

• misconception

myth in other languages

• myth in Hindi
• myth in Tamil
• myth in Marathi
• myth in Urdu
• myth in Bengali
• myth in Telugu
• myth in Malayalam
• myth in Kannada
• myth in Punjabi
• myth in Gujarati
• myth in Nepali
• myth in Arabic
• myth in Malay
• myth in Indonesian
• myth in Thai
• myth in Vietnamese
• myth in Myanmar

Questions about myth in Pashto

What is the meaning of myth in Pashto?

Myth in Pashto is اسطوره (asturá), افسانه (afsāná).

myth په پښتو کې څه معنی لري؟

Myth: اسطوره (asturá), افسانه (afsāná).

What does myth mean in English?

Myth means a traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc.