Metamorphose — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

change completely the nature or appearance of

change in outward structure or looks

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˌɛɾəmˈɔːɹfoʊz/

🇬🇧British English

/mˌɛtəmˈɔːfəʊz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˌɛtəmˈɔːfəʊz/

4 syllables Say it as /mˌɛɾəmˈɔːɹfoʊz/.

Examples

In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug
The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman
Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

transform transmogrify transfigure transmute

Parts of Speech

verb	change completely the nature or appearance of “In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug”
verb	change in outward structure or looks “He transformed into a monster”

Word Forms

transfiguration	noun	a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
transmogrification	noun	the act of changing into a different form or appearance (especially a fantastic or grotesque one)

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

métamorphose

changer complètement la nature ou l'apparence de

🇪🇸Spanish

metamorfosearse

cambiar completamente la naturaleza o apariencia de

🇮🇹Italian

metamorfosare

cambiarne completamente la natura o l'aspetto

🇳🇱Dutch

metamorfose

de aard of het uiterlijk ervan volledig veranderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

metamorfosear

mudar completamente a natureza ou aparência de

🇷🇺Russian

метаморфоза

полностью изменить характер или внешний вид

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कायापलट

का स्वभाव या रूप पूरी तरह बदल देना

🇧🇩Bengali

রূপান্তর

সম্পূর্ণরূপে প্রকৃতি বা চেহারা পরিবর্তন

🇮🇳Tamil

உருமாற்றம்

இயல்பு அல்லது தோற்றத்தை முற்றிலும் மாற்றவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

రూపాంతరము

స్వభావం లేదా రూపాన్ని పూర్తిగా మార్చండి

🇮🇳Marathi

रूपांतर

चे स्वरूप किंवा स्वरूप पूर्णपणे बदला

🇮🇳Gujarati

રૂપાંતર

ના સ્વભાવ અથવા દેખાવને સંપૂર્ણપણે બદલો

🇮🇳Kannada

ರೂಪಾಂತರ

ಸ್ವಭಾವ ಅಥವಾ ನೋಟವನ್ನು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രൂപാന്തരം

സ്വഭാവമോ രൂപമോ പൂർണ്ണമായും മാറ്റുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੂਪਾਂਤਰ

ਦੇ ਸੁਭਾਅ ਜਾਂ ਦਿੱਖ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਬਦਲੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

میٹامورفوز

کی نوعیت یا ظاہری شکل کو مکمل طور پر تبدیل کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

变态

彻底改变事物的本质或外观

🇯🇵Japanese

メタモルフォーゼ

～の性質または外観を完全に変える

🇰🇷Korean

변태하다

성격이나 겉모습을 완전히 바꾸다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

biến thái

thay đổi hoàn toàn bản chất hoặc diện mạo của

🇹🇭Thai

เปลี่ยนแปลง

เปลี่ยนลักษณะหรือรูปลักษณ์ของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

berubah bentuknya

mengubah sepenuhnya sifat atau penampilan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbabagong anyo

ganap na baguhin ang kalikasan o hitsura ng

🇲🇾Malay

metamorfosis

mengubah sepenuhnya sifat atau rupa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التحول

تغيير طبيعة أو مظهر الجسم بالكامل

🇮🇷Persian

مسخ

به طور کامل ماهیت یا ظاهر را تغییر دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

başkalaşım

doğasını veya görünümünü tamamen değiştirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מֵטָמוֹרפוֹזָה

לשנות לחלוטין את הטבע או המראה של

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