10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Fragile (adjective)
Easily broken or damaged. भंगुर
Synonyms: Delicate, Weak, Frail, Breakable
Antonyms: Unbreakable, Strong, Firm, Sturdy
Example: Confidence is a very fragile thing.
Existential (adjective)
Connected with human existence. अस्तित्वात्मक
Synonyms: Experiential, Empirical, Observational, Realist
Antonyms: Speculative, Conjectural, Metaphysical, Nonempirical
Example: America faces no existential crisis for its currency.
Perspective (noun)
A particular attitude towards something; a way of thinking about something. परिप्रेक्ष्य
Synonyms: Point of view, View, Viewpoint, Standpoint
Antonyms: Hopeless, Horizonless, Unpromising, Prospectless
Example: A more explicit human rights perspective is lacking.
Persuasion (noun)
The act of persuading somebody to do something or to believe something. अनुनय
Synonyms: Conviction, Belief, Opinion, View
Antonyms: Dissuasion, Disbelief, Certainty, Constraint
Example: Persuasion is better than force.
Transformational (adjective)
Connected with a complete change in somebody/something, especially a positive change. परिवर्तनकारी
Synonyms: Transformative, Metamorphic, Cathartic, Life-changing
Antonyms: Common, Commonplace, Damaging, Deadening
Example: He was truly a transformational actor.
Strata (noun)
A class in a society. परतें
Synonyms: Layer, Level, Tier, Class
Antonyms: Chaos, Clutter, Confuse, Angled
Example: All strata of society need to be involved.
Nudge (verb)
To push somebody gently, especially with your elbow, in order to get their attention. टहोका
Synonyms: Poke, Push, Prod, Elbow
Antonyms: Pull, Dampen, Daunt, Depress
Example: A gentle nudge I shall provide.
Mitigation (noun)
A reduction in how unpleasant, serious, etc. something is. शमन
Synonyms: Alleviation, Extenuation, Moderation, Abatement
Antonyms: Added cost, Added costs, Additional charge, Additional charges
Example: No mitigation measures were required for this project.
Legitimacy (noun)
The quality of being based on a fair or acceptable reason. वैधता
Synonyms: Genuineness, Authenticity, Lawfulness, Legality
Antonyms: Illegitimacy, Injustice, Dishonesty, Colorism
Example: Disputes over the legitimacy of heirs.
Lease (noun)
A legal agreement that allows you to use a building, a piece of equipment or some land for a period of time, usually in return for rent. पट्टा
Synonyms: Rent, Hire, Charter, Rental
Antonyms: Sell, Evict, Hand, Ownership
Example: A lease valued at seven year's purchase.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 25 Oct 2022Our world today is in turmoil, facing multiple, mutually reinforcing crises. Even as we mount a fragile recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, war fuels a devastating energy, food, and cost-of-living crisis. And for the first time since it began over 30 years ago, the United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Report has warned that global human development measures have declined across most countries in the past two years. This comes against the backdrop of the greatest existential threat of all — the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. Nine of the warmest years on record have come in the past decade alone. This year’s record-breaking heat waves, floods, droughts, and other extreme forms of weather have forced us to face these increasingly devastating impacts. Climate change is a disruption multiplier in a disrupted world, rolling back progress across the global Sustainable Development Goals.
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1. Synonym of Persuasion
2. Antonym of Lease
3. Synonym of Mitigation
4. Antonym of Fragile
5. Synonym of Nudge
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