10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Take a beating (idioms)
To be damaged because of performing badly or being criticized. नुकसान या हार जाना
Synonyms: Fall, Drop, Decline, Suffer, Defeat
Antonyms: Rise, Ascend, Succeed
Example: Property firms have taken a beating on the stock market.
Atrophy (verb)
Gradually decline in effectiveness or vigour due to underuse or neglect. क्षीण होना
Synonyms: Crumble, Decay, Decline, Degenerate
Antonyms: Ameliorate, Improve, Flourish
Example: Muscles atrophying from lack of use.
Drag over the coals (idioms)
To scold someone severely for an error or mistake. डांटना
Synonyms: Reprimand, Reprove, Rebuke, Lambaste
Antonyms: Flatter, Praise, Laud
Example: I was dragged over the coals by my boss last week for messing up the accounting software.
Abet (verb)
Encourage or assist someone to commit (a crime). बुरे काम के लिये उकसाना
Synonyms: Support, Back, Encourage, Assist
Antonyms: Inhibit, Discourage, Hinder
Example: He was not guilty of murder, but guilty of aiding and abetting others.
Heckle (verb)
To attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults. प्रश्नों से तंग करना
Synonyms: Taunt, Tease, Pester, Mock, Ridicule
Antonyms: Support, Encourage, Cheer
Example: The players were heckled by disappointed fans.
Sullen (adjective)
Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer. उदास
Synonyms: Murky, Gloomy, Morose, Surly
Antonyms: Bright, Cheerful, Joyful
Example: Sullen skies that matched our mood on the day of the funeral.
Thicket (noun)
A dense group of bushes or trees. झाड़ी, घना जंगल
Synonyms: Copse, Coppice, Grove, Clump
Antonyms: Desert, Barren
Example: A horned owl is perfectly camouflaged in a dense thicket.
Recrimination (noun)
Arguments between people who are blaming each other: परस्पर दोषारोपण
Synonyms: Accusation, Countercharge, Criticism, Incrimination
Antonyms: Absolution, Exoneration, Exculpation, Amnesty
Example: The meeting ended with bitterness and recrimination.
Retribution (adjective)
The act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury: बदला, कठोर दण्ड
Synonyms: Reprisal, Requital, Retaliation, Revenge
Antonyms: Pardon, Remission, Clemency, Lenity
Example: God will give retribution to those who sin.
Bastion (noun)
A structure or place from which one can resist attack. गढ़
Synonyms: Castle, Citadel, Bulwark, Stronghold
Antonyms: Weak-Spot, Weakness
Example: The rebel army retreated to its bastion in the mountains to regroup.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 13 Dec 2018The opposition to the Sabarimala order is reflective of a wider gender inequality in Malayali society.
Kerala’s reputation as a society that has evolved to an exceptional degree may have taken a bit of a beating. The reputation itself has been built on the strides made in the sphere of development, by now internationally recognised to be human development as reflected in the health and education status of a people.
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1. Synonym of Atrophy
2. Antonym of Abet
3. Synonym of Heckle
4. Antonym of Thicket
5. Synonym of Drag over the coals
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