Contumacious

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20 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Inhibiting (Inhibiting)

To prevent something or make something happen more slowly. बाधा

Synonyms: Constrain, Curb, Discourage, Forbid

Antonyms: Allow, Assist, Encourage, Facilitate

Example: You shouldn't allow fear of failure to inhibit you.

Perpetuate (verb)

Always or very often नित्य

Synonyms: Constantly, Endlessly, Always, Forever

Antonyms: Never, Once, Finite, Finished

Example: She seems perpetually to have a mournful look on her face.

Aspects (noun)

A particular part or feature of something. पहलू

Synonyms: Feature, Facet, Particular, Ingredient

Antonyms: Disrespect, Disesteem, Disconnect, Unfasten

Example: Climate and weather affect every aspect of our lives.

Expressed (verb)

To show something such as a feeling or an opinion by words or actions व्यक्त

Synonyms: Communicate, Convey, Indicate, Show

Antonyms: Suppress, Restrict, Restrain, Stifle

Example: He expressed an interest in the product.

Stringent (adjective)

Very strict. कठोर

Synonyms: Strict, Firm, Rigid, Rigorous, Binding

Antonyms: Lenient, Flexible, Amenable, Pliable

Example: The most stringent laws in the world are useless unless there is the will to enforce them.

Lack (noun)

The fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it. कमी

Synonyms: Absence, Dearth, Inadequacy, Loss

Antonyms: Enough, Excess, Plenty, Success

Example: Sam did not lack for friends.

Discriminates (verb)

Make an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of ethnicity, sex, age, or disability. भेदभाव

Synonyms: Bigotry, Favoritism, Hatred, Inequity

Antonyms: Equity, Fairness, Impartiality, Justice

Example: She felt she had been discriminated against because of her age.

Exemption (noun)

To say officially that somebody does not have to do something or pay for something छूट प्राप्त

Synonyms: Immune, Absolved, Cleared, Discharged

Antonyms: Hindered, Prevented, Accountable, Answerable

Example: A tax-exempt savings plan.

Curb (noun)

A check or restraint on something. नियंत्रण

Synonyms: Restraint, Restriction, Control, Regulate

Antonyms: Loosen, Liberate, Unleash, Express

Example: He called for energy consumption to be curbed.

Subsidies (noun)

A sum of money granted by the state or a public body to help an industry or business keep the price of a commodity or service low. अनुवृत्ति

Synonyms: Grant, Allotment, Subvention, Appropriation

Antonyms: Forfeit, Hindrance, Injury, Loss

Example: The company received a substantial government subsidy.

Exposed (adjective)

Make (something) visible by uncovering it. उजागर

Synonyms: Bare, Defined, Disclosed, Discovered

Antonyms: Clothed, Hidden, Ambiguous, Blocked

Example: The film had been exposed for too long.

Exploited (verb)

The act of using someone or something unfairly for your own advantage. शोषण

Synonyms: Use, Leverage, Manipulate, Abuse

Antonyms: Ignore, Neglect, Misuse, Misapply

Example: The Bronze Age saw exploitation of gold deposits.

Deemed (verb)

Regard or consider in a specified way. मानना

Synonyms: Alleged, Assumed, Putative, Regarded

Antonyms: Real, Actual, True

Example: The story was deemed too controversial and so they spiked it.

Detained (verb)

To force someone officially to stay in a place नजरबंद

Synonyms: Arrested, Apprehended, Seized, Confined

Antonyms: Released, Emancipated, Free, Liberated

Example: They were detained by the police for questioning.

Enforcement (noun)

The act of compelling observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation. प्रवर्तन

Synonyms: Imposition, Implementation, Application, Administration

Antonyms: Abandon, Disregard, Forgetfulness, Neglect

Example: The enforcement of such regulations may be difficult where monitoring is poor or testing is accessed from foreign jurisdictions.

Sparked (verb)

Emit sparks of fire or electricity. चमकना

Synonyms: Flash, Gleam, Glimmer, Glint

Antonyms: Calm, Check, Discourage, Halt

Example: The fire is sparking dangerously.

Quoted (verb)

To repeat exactly something that somebody else has said or written before. दूसरे के शब्‍दों को उद्‌धृत करना

Synonyms: Recite, Repeat, Say Again, Reproduce

Antonyms: Ignored, Disregarded, Overlooked, Forgot

Example: He began his speech by quoting Shakespeare.

Trauma (noun)

A deeply distressing or disturbing experience. सदमा

Synonyms: Injury, Damage, Hurt, Wound

Antonyms: Healing, Peace, Goodwill.

Example: She never fully recovered from the traumas she suffered during her childhood.

Elaborate (verb)

Develop or present (a theory, policy, or system) in further detail. विस्तार से करना

Synonyms: Perfected, Painstaking, Involved

Antonyms: Easy, Facile, Natural, Simple

Example: They made elaborate preparations for his visit.

Influence (noun)

The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself. प्रभाव

Synonyms: Clout, Consequence, Control, Domination

Antonyms: Beginning, Cause, Commencement, Insignificance

Example: His health problems may have had some influence on his decision.

The editorial

Source: Word of the day · 17 Sep 2024

That ornery horse that keeps heading back to the barn, no matter how much you coax and pull and try to convince him to stay on the trail? He's showing you his contumacious side, meaning he's stubbornly resisting authority.

You might hear the word contumacious used in a courtroom to describe an uncooperative witness or someone who willfully disobeys an order given by the court. If you have a glove compartment full of unpaid parking tickets, when you finally land in court your disobedient behavior may cause the judge to tell you that you're a contumacious lout. You'll not only have to pay the tickets, you'll also be slapped with a big fine, and you'll never be contumacious again.

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Synonyms and antonyms, the way exams ask them. Answers show as you tap.

1. Synonym of Trauma

2. Antonym of Subsidies

3. Synonym of Curb

4. Antonym of Detained

5. Synonym of Lack

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