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myth meaning in Urdu

اُسْطُورَہ ustūra

/mɪθ/

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myth in Urdu: اُسْطُورَہ (ustūra), اَفْسانَہ (afsāna), داسْتان (dāstān), خُرافات (xurāfāt). 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.

Urdu words for myth

divine story
اُسْطُورَہ ustūra, اَفْسانَہ afsāna, داسْتان dāstān
commonly-held but false belief
خُرافات xurāfāt

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

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Questions about myth in Urdu

What is the meaning of myth in Urdu?
Myth in Urdu is اُسْطُورَہ (ustūra), اَفْسانَہ (afsāna), داسْتان (dāstān), خُرافات (xurāfāt).
myth کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Myth: اُسْطُورَہ (ustūra), اَفْسانَہ (afsāna), داسْتان (dāstān), خُرافات (xurāfāt).
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.

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