gadfly in Persian

Persian words for gadfly

person who upsets the status quo by posing novel or upsetting questions, or attempts to stimulate innovation by being an irritant

خرمگس جمع xar-magas-e jam'

English meaning of gadfly

1. noun Any dipterous (“two-winged”) insect or fly of the family Oestridae (commonly known as a bot fly) or Tabanidae (horse fly), noted for irritating animals by buzzing about them, and biting them to suck their blood; a gadbee.
2. noun A person or thing that irritates or instigates.
3. noun A person who upsets the status quo by posing novel or upsetting questions, or attempts to stimulate innovation by being an irritant.
4. noun Synonym of gadabout (“a person who restlessly moves from place to place, seeking amusement or the companionship of others”).

Full definition of gadfly

gadfly in a sentence

• He’s a regular gadfly and takes advantage of his friend’s generosity.

Synonyms of gadfly

• warble fly
• stoat-fly
• stout
• eccentric
• free spirit
• heteroclite
• deviant
• deviate
• individualist
• maverick
• misfit
• nonconformist

All synonyms of gadfly

gadfly in other languages

• gadfly in Tamil
• gadfly in Urdu
• gadfly in Telugu
• gadfly in Malayalam
• gadfly in Kannada
• gadfly in Assamese

Questions about gadfly in Persian

What is the meaning of gadfly in Persian?

Gadfly in Persian is خرمگس جمع (xar-magas-e jam').

معنی gadfly چیست؟

Gadfly: خرمگس جمع (xar-magas-e jam').

What does gadfly mean in English?

Gadfly means any dipterous (“two-winged”) insect or fly of the family Oestridae (commonly known as a bot fly) or Tabanidae (horse fly), noted for irritating animals by buzzing about them, and biting them to suck their blood; a gadbee.