Sugarcoating Meaning in English

word · lemma: sugarcoat

US

ˈʃʊɡɚˌkoʊtɪŋ

SHU-gur-KOHT-ing

UK

ʃˈʊɡəkˌəʊt

shuh-GUH-koht-ing

परिभाषा

Describing something in a way that makes it seem better or less harsh than it really is, often to avoid hurting someone's feelings.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Often used negatively to imply a lack of honesty or too much politeness. Commonly appears as 'no sugarcoating,' 'stop sugarcoating,' or 'he's sugarcoating the problem.' Used mostly in informal conversations.

• Spanish: endulzar la verdad - suavizar
• Portuguese (BR): adoçar a verdade - suavizar
• Portuguese (PT): adoçar a verdade - suavizar
• Chinese (Simplified): 粉饰 - 修饰
• Chinese (Traditional): 粉飾 - 修飾
• Hindi: सजाकर पेश करना - सच्चाई को नरम बनाना
• Arabic: تجميل الكلام - تلطيف الحقيقة
• Bengali: মিষ্টি করা - সাজিয়ে বলা
• Russian: приукрашивание - смягчение
• Japanese: オブラートに包むこと - 良く言うこと
• Vietnamese: nói giảm nói tránh - làm nhẹ đi
• Korean: 순화 - 돌려 말하기
• Turkish: olayı tatlandırmak - gerçeği yumuşatmak
• Urdu: خوبصورت بنا کر پیش کرنا - حقیقت کو نرم انداز میں پیش کرنا
• Indonesian: làm nhẹ đi - nói giảm nói tránh

उदाहरण वाक्य

Stop sugarcoating your answer and tell me the truth.

basic

He keeps sugarcoating the problem so it doesn't sound so bad.

basic

No more sugarcoating—just be honest with me.

basic

Sometimes sugarcoating bad news makes it harder in the end.

natural

You don't have to go sugarcoating everything—I can handle the truth.

natural

Let's skip the sugarcoating and talk about what really happened.

natural