10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Dictum (noun)
A statement that expresses something that people believe is always true or should be followed. कथन
Synonyms: Saying, Maxim, Saw, Axiom, Proverb
Example: Every storyteller should remember Aristotle’s dictum that a story must have a beginning, a middle and an end.
Pertinent (adjective)
Appropriate to a particular situation. उपयुक्त मुनासिब
Synonyms: Relevant, To the point, Apposite, Appropriate
Antonyms: Irrelevant, Unsuitable, Extraneous, Inappropriate
Example: Please keep your comments pertinent to the topic under discussion.
Ominous (adjective)
Suggesting that something bad is going to happen in the future. अमंगलसूचक
Synonyms: Threatening, Foreboding, Inauspicious, Sinister, Unfavourable, unpromising
Antonyms: Unthreatening, Promising, Propitious, Encouraging
Example: There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.
Tantamount (adjective)
Equivalent in seriousness to. बराबर
Synonyms: Equivalent, Identical, Equal, Much the same as, Amounting to
Antonyms: Different, Opposite, Reverse
Example: The consequences could have been tantamount to a death sentence.
Dismal (adjective)
Pitifully or disgracefully bad. निराशाजनक
Synonyms: Bad, Poor, Disgraceful, Terrible
Antonyms: Hopeful, Encouraging
Example: By that measure, too, Australia's recent performance looks dismal.
Snoop (verb)
Investigate or look around furtively in an attempt to find out something, especially information about someone's private affairs. जासूसी करना
Synonyms: Inquire, Investigate, Delve
Example: Protect your privacy and keep anyone from snooping into your information.
Consortium (noun)
An association, typically of several companies. संघ
Synonyms: Alliance, Union, Confederation
Example: This would create opportunities for Irish syndicates and consortiums.
Unbridled (adjective)
Uncontrolled. अनियंत्रित
Synonyms: Unchecked, Rampant, Uncurbed, Unrestrained
Antonyms: Controlled, Checked, Curbed
Example: Running about with unbridled energy, the wild toddler could not be calmed down for her nap.
Skew (noun)
A bias towards one particular group or subject. झुका हुआ
Synonyms: Perversion, Falsification, Misreporting
Antonyms: Impartiality, Fairness
Example: The paper had a working-class skew.
Hapless (adjective)
(especially of a person) unfortunate. भाग्यहीन
Synonyms: Unfortunate, Cursed, Luckless, Doomed
Antonyms: Fortunate, Blessed, Propitious
Example: It is not merely hapless tourists that are suffering in this unstable climate.
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Source: English Expressions and Sentences · 21 Aug 2021• I usually watch movies on my laptop, sometimes I go to the movie theater.
• Is watching movies at the theater more interesting than watching movies at home?
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1. Synonym of Pertinent
2. Antonym of Hapless
3. Synonym of Snoop
4. Synonym of Dictum
5. Synonym of Ominous
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