Meanings
The quality or state of being backward; a lack of progress or development.
پیچھے پن کی کیفیت یا حالت؛ ترقی یا ترقی کی کمی۔
پیچھے پن
peeche pan
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Common Collocations
- social backwardness
- economic backwardness
- cultural backwardness
Example Sentences
The country's backwardness in education is alarming.
ملک کی تعلیم میں پیچھے پن تشویشناک ہے۔
Mulk ki taleem mein peeche pan tashweeshnak hai.
Efforts to address social backwardness must be prioritized.
سماجی پیچھے پن کا حل تلاش کرنا اولین ترجیح ہونی چاہئے۔
Samaji peeche pan ka hal talash karna awwal tareej hona chahiye.
The government is working to alleviate economic backwardness.
حکومت اقتصادی پیچھے پن کو ختم کرنے کے لئے کام کر رہی ہے۔
Hukoomat iqtisadi peeche pan ko khatam karne ke liye kaam kar rahi hai.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of 'backwardness' as a step taken back to understand the lack of progress.
Imagine a person walking backward, struggling to see where they are going.
🗣️ Urdu Proverb
نئی باتیں سیکھنے میں پیچھے نہیں رہنا چاہئے۔
Nayi baatein seekhne mein peeche nahi rehna chahiye.
One should not lag behind in learning new things.
📖 Etymology
Origin: English "backward" — toward the back; in the direction of one's back
First known use: 14th century
The word has evolved from Middle English 'bakward', originating from Old English 'bacweard'.