Hunched

/hʌntʃt/ adjective

Definition

Bent forward with the back curved or rounded, often from being tired, cold, or sad.

Etymology

From the verb 'hunch', possibly from an old Germanic root meaning to push or shove. The word became common in the 1500s to describe the posture of someone bending their back forward.

Kelly Says

Your posture actually affects your mood—when you hunch forward, your brain receives signals that make you feel more anxious and sad, which is why people naturally slouch when depressed. Standing up straight literally helps you feel better, something psychologists call 'embodied cognition.'

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በርከት
ber-ket
ARالعربية
مُحنّك
mu-han-nik
BNবাংলা
বক্র
bok-ro
CACatalà
hunched
hun-ched
CSČeština
zakřivený
za-kri-ve-ny
DADansk
bukket
bu-ket
DEDeutsch
eingesunken
ein-ge-shun-ken
ELΕλληνικά
συγκυκλωμένος
sin-ku-klo-men-os
ESEspañol
encorvado
en-kor-va-doh
FAفارسی
خمیده
kha-mi-deh
FISuomi
kuru
ku-ru
FRFrançais
bossu
bo-soo
GUGU
ગાંઠાયેલો
gan-tha-ya-elo
HAHA
hunched
hun-ched
HEעברית
מכופף
me-kuf-f
HIहिन्दी
झुका हुआ
jhu-ka hua
HUMagyar
hátul görbült
ha-tul gor-byult
IDBahasa Indonesia
tekuk
te-kuk
IGIG
hunched
hun-ched
ITItaliano
incurvato
in-kur-va-toh
JA日本語
かがまれている
ka-ga-ma-re-te-i-ru
KKKK
hunched
hun-ched
KMKM
បន្ទាប់
bon-taap
KO한국어
구부러진
gu-bu-reo-jin
MRMR
hunched
hun-ched
MSBahasa Melayu
tekuk
te-kuk
MYမြန်မာ
ကျဉ်း
chin
NLNederlands
ingekrompen
in-ge-kro-m-pen
NONorsk
rundet
run-det
PAPA
hunched
hun-ched
PLPolski
pochylony
po-khy-lo-ny
PTPortuguês
curvado
kur-va-doh
RORomână
îngenuncheat
in-ge-nu-che-at
RUРусский
согнутый
so-gnyu-tyi
SVSvenska
böjd
boyd
SWKiswahili
kukubana
ku-ku-ba-na
TAதமிழ்
குனிந்த
ku-nin-th
TEతెలుగు
굽은
gup-eun
THไทย
โค้ง
kong
TLTL
nakabukod
na-ka-bu-kod
TRTürkçe
Omurgası eğri
om-u-r-ga-si eh-ri
UKУкраїнська
зігнутий
zi-gnutyi
URاردو
مڑا ہوا
mar-a hua
VITiếng Việt
cúi
kwee
YOYO
hunched
hun-ched
ZH中文
驼背
tuó bèi
ZUZU
hunched
hun-ched

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