10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Stigma (noun)
Meaning: a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person. कलंक
Synonyms: Ignominy, Stain, Brand, Blazon
Antonyms: Honor, Exaltation, Esteem, Praise
Example: There is a social stigma attached to single parenthood.
Commendable (adjective)
Meaning: deserving praise. सराहनीय
Synonyms: Laudable, Admirable, Praiseworthy, Exemplary
Antonyms: Reprehensible, Deplorable, Despicable, Blameworthy
Example: The government's action here is highly commendable.
Charisma (noun)
Meaning: compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others. आकर्षण, प्रतिभा
Synonyms: Charm, Aura, Appeal, Pull, Allure
Antonyms: Unattractiveness, Repulsion, Offensiveness, Obnoxiousness, Distastefulness
Example: A leader with real charisma is needed to revivify the political party.
Dispel (verb)
Meaning: make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear. दूर करना
Synonyms: Banish, Eliminate, Disperse, Scatter, Dissipate
Antonyms: Gather, Congregate, Accumulate, Cluster, Garner
Example: We want to dispel the myth that you cannot eat well in Britain.
Prejudice (noun)
Meaning: preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. पूर्वधारणा, पक्षपात
Synonyms: Bigotry, Preconception, Partiality, Presupposition
Antonyms: Neutrality, Objectivity, Fairness
Example: This part of the community needs to be protected from racial prejudice.
Incapacitate (verb)
Meaning: prevent from functioning in a normal way; deprive (someone) of their legal capacity. अशक्त करना, असमर्थ बनाना
Synonyms: Debilitate, Paralyze, Disable, Cripple, Prostrate
Antonyms: Enable, Facilitate, Assist, Strengthen
Example: His injury incapacitated him for playing basketball.
Deride (verb)
Meaning: express contempt for; ridicule. मज़ाक उड़ाना
Synonyms: Scoff, Jibe, Jest, Taunt, Mock
Antonyms: Compliment, Commend, Revere
Example: You shouldn't deride their efforts.
Discriminatory (adjective)
Meaning: making or showing an unfair or prejudicial distinction between different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex. भेदभावपूर्ण
Synonyms: Prejudicial, Preferential, Inequitable, Partial
Antonyms: Fair, Impartial, Unbiased, Unprejudiced
Example: He said the priority list was discriminatory.
Palliative (adjective)
Meaning: (of a treatment or medicine) relieving pain or alleviating a problem without dealing with the underlying cause. शांति देनेवाला
Synonyms: Soothing, Alleviating, Sedative, Calmative, Lenitive, Mitigative
Antonyms: Hurtful, Damaging, Harmful, Injurious
Example: Short-term, palliative measures had been taken.
Recur (verb)
Meaning: occur again, periodically, or repeatedly. पुनरावृत्ति होना
Synonyms: Reoccur, Recrudesce, Reappear, Repeat, Re-Emergence
Antonyms: Halt, Discontinue, End
Example: There is a danger that the disease may recur.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 13 Sep 2019Unfinished Amaravati could be a metaphor for how India is in danger of losing its way.
History has been witness to the rise and fall of many cities. For the India story, the abandonment of Amaravati, billed at its foundation just four years ago as a “world-class, futuristic” city, is a distressing moment. The Andhra Pradesh government’s corruption probes into Amaravati projects during Chandrababu Naidu’s tenure and World Bank dropping its funding commitments after the Centre withdrew its finance request have slammed the brakes on the dream city. With too many unfinished projects Amaravati, into which thousands of crores of rupees have already been pumped in, is fast becoming a ghost town unless the Andhra government and Centre wake up to the impending disaster.
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1. Synonym of Incapacitate
2. Antonym of Charisma
3. Synonym of Recur
4. Antonym of Stigma
5. Synonym of Prejudice
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