10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Distress (noun)
Meaning: extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain. पीड़ा, विपत्ति
Synonyms: Anguish, Torment, Agony, Misery, Woe, Grief
Antonyms: Happiness, Comfort, Jollity, Jubilation, Rapture
Example: Nothing could alleviate his distress.
Desolation (noun)
Meaning: a state of complete emptiness or destruction; great unhappiness अकेलापन, मायूसी
Synonyms: Bleakness, Solitude, Gloom, Dejection, Melancholy, Despondency
Antonyms: Joy, Felicity, Glee, Jubilation, Elation, Euphoria
Example: Her death left him with a terrible sense of desolation.
Vicissitudes (noun)
Meaning: a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant. उतार- चढ़ाव, उलटफेर
Synonyms: Alteration, Downturn, Instability, Fickleness, Vacillation, Fluctuation
Antonyms: Stability, Uniformity, Similarity, Constancy
Example: A man used to vicissitudes is not easily dejected.
Turbulence (noun)
Meaning: a state of conflict or confusion अशांति, हंगामा
Synonyms: Turmoil, Upheaval, Tumult, Unrest, Ferment, Chaos
Antonyms: Peace, Calmness, Tranquility, Quietude
Example: Political turbulence is spreading throughout the country.
Ghastly (adjective)
Meaning: causing great horror or fear; very objectionable, bad, or unpleasant. भयावह, वीभत्स
Synonyms: Dire, Harrowing, Hideous, Grievous, Loathsome, Odious
Antonyms: Pleasant, Delectable, Fascinating
Example: Today's newspaper gives all the ghastly details of the murder.
Brutish (adjective)
Meaning: resembling or characteristic of a brute. निर्दयी,पाशविक
Synonyms: Bestial, Brutal, Cruel, Savage, Subhuman
Antonyms: Compassionate, Humane, Sympathetic, Kind, Cultured
Example: The man was brutish and coarse.
Paltry (adjective)
Meaning: (of an amount) very small or meagre; petty; trivial. तुच्छ, नगण्य
Synonyms: Trifling, Scanty, Exiguous, Derisory, Inadequate
Antonyms: Significant, Substantial, Adequate, Plenty
Example: This account offers a paltry 1% return on your investment.
Ravage (verb)
Meaning: cause severe and extensive damage to तहस-नहस करना
Synonyms: Devastate, Wreck, Demolish, Harry, Maraud, Raze, Ransack
Antonyms: Assist, Aid, Preserve, Protect, Repair
Example: My native village was ravaged seriously in the storm.
Myriad (adjective)
Meaning: countless or extremely great in number. असंख्य, बेशुमार
Synonyms: Multitudinous, Legion, Innumerable, Limitless, Infinite
Antonyms: Limited, Countable, Finite, Little
Example: They face a myriad of problems bringing up children.
Fortitude (noun)
Meaning: courage in pain or adversity. दृढ़ता, साहस
Synonyms: Endurance, Courage, Resilience, Spine, Pluck, Mettle
Antonyms: Cowardice, Timidity, Spinelessness, Gutlessness, Timorousness
Example: He bore the pain with great fortitude.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 17 Apr 2019To understand the Left’s central role, one has to take stock of the mass mobilisations to highlight injustice and inequity.
One out of every two Indians goes to bed hungry at night. That’s almost 700 million Indians. The number comes from McKinsey. But you don’t need a consultant to tell you about the distress in India. It is evident on our streets and in our fields. Agrarian distress (amplified by the suicide of farmers) and urban distress (illustrated by the growth of slums) have become normal. Policy from the Central government does not effectively address any of the challenges faced by over half of the Indian population. Deprivation and desolation set the mood. The emotional dial switches to anger ever so often.
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1. Synonym of Ravage
2. Antonym of Brutish
3. Synonym of Distress
4. Antonym of Fortitude
5. Synonym of Turbulence
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