Fight fire with fire in Hindi — Meaning of विरोधपूर्ण तरीका इस्तेमाल करना (virodhpūrṇ tarīkā istemāl karnā)

📖 Meaning of “fight fire with fire”

The meaning of “fight fire with fire” in Hindi is विरोधपूर्ण तरीका इस्तेमाल करना, pronounced virodhpūrṇ tarīkā istemāl karnā — it is a verb. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of fight fire with fire

To respond to an attack with a similar or identical counter-attack (e.g. to respond to gunfire with reciprocal gunfire).

✍️ Fight fire with fire in a sentence

Close enough but not too far / Maybe you know where you are / Fightin' fire with fire

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Either from the practice of starting back fires to prevent the uncontrolled spread of wildfires, or from gunfire which is fought by firing back at the enemy.

Quick facts about “fight fire with fire”

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Word (English)

Fight fire with fire

Meaning in Hindi

विरोधपूर्ण तरीका इस्तेमाल करना

Pronunciation

virodhpūrṇ tarīkā istemāl karnā

Part of speech

Verb

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "fight fire with fire" is विरोधपूर्ण तरीका इस्तेमाल करना (virodhpūrṇ tarīkā istemāl karnā).

In Devanagari script it is written as विरोधपूर्ण तरीका इस्तेमाल करना.

It is pronounced "virodhpūrṇ tarīkā istemāl karnā". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.

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