Play possum in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
📖 Meaning of “play possum”
The meaning of “play possum” in Hindi is बेहोशी का बहाना करना, pronounced behoshi ka bahana karana — 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 play possum
to pretend to be dead
✍️ Play possum in a sentence
Thinking fast, we played possum, hoping the bear wouldn't bother us.
मैंने ट्रेल पर एक सांप देखा, इसलिए मैंने बेहोशी का बहाना करके चुपचाप खड़ा रहा जब तक वह भाग नहीं गया।
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
From play + possum (“from opposum”), from the behavior of the Virginia opossum, which feigns death when threatened. First use appears c. 1807.
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Word (English)
Play possum
Meaning in Hindi
बेहोशी का बहाना करना
Pronunciation
behoshi ka bahana karana
Part of speech
Verb
Category
Word Origin (Etymology)
From play + possum (“from opposum”), from the behavior of the Virginia opossum, which feigns death when threatened. First use appears c. 1807.
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The Hindi meaning of "play possum" is बेहोशी का बहाना करना (behoshi ka bahana karana).
In Devanagari script it is written as बेहोशी का बहाना करना.
It is pronounced "behoshi ka bahana karana". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.