Fighting tb with lessons learnt during covid pandemic

The Indian Express

Fighting tb with lessons learnt during covid pandemic
25,Mar,2022

15 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Unnerving (adjective)

Causing one to lose courage or confidence. हतोत्साहित हुआ

Synonyms: Disconcerting, Disturbing, Distressing

Antonyms: Pleasing, Soothing

Example: I had an unnerving experience after the incident.

Reprimand (verb)

To tell somebody officially that you do not approve of them or their actions. निंदा करना

Synonyms: Rebuke, Scold, Admonish

Antonyms: Commend, Applaud, Approve

Example: Officials were reprimanded for poor work.

Banal (adjective)

So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring. घिसा-पिटा

Synonyms: Ordinary, Common, Conventional

Antonyms: Original, New, Fresh

Example: No one can get excited about the most boring and banal of road stops like this guy.

Atrocity (noun)

An extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury. क्रूरता

Synonyms: Cruelty, Abomination, Wrongdoing, Inhumanity

Antonyms: Humanity, Benignity

Example: The entire war is an atrocity, a war crime, launched on the basis of lies.

Precarious (adjective)

Not safe or certain, Dangerous. खतरनाकअनिश्चित

Synonyms: Uncertain, Insecure, Risky, Perilous, Unsafe

Antonyms: Safe, Secure, Certain, Stable

Example: He made a precarious living as a painter.

Wretched (adjective)

Of poor quality; very bad. निंदनीय

Synonyms: Terrible, Awful, Dire, Poor

Antonyms: Hopeful, Excellent

Example: They lived in tenements and shanties of poor repair with wretched sanitary conditions.

Vagabond (noun)

A person who wanders from place to place without a home or job. आवारा

Synonyms: Wanderer, Nomad, Tramp

Antonyms: Settled, Inhabitant

Example: We're just vagabonds, traveling from one place to another.

Gaze (noun)

A steady intent look. टकटकी

Synonyms: Stare, Gape, Fixed look

Antonyms: Glance, Glimpse

Example: The settlement would be reached somewhere away from the public gaze and media glare.

The settlement would be reached somewhere away from the public <strong>gaze</strong> and media glare. (noun)

Courage and resolve. साहस

Synonyms: Courage, Pluck, Valour, Backbone

Antonyms: Cowardice, Weakness, Timidity

Example: At times he got discouraged, but his grit and determination kept him going.

Appendage (noun)

A thing that is added or attached to something larger or more important. संलग्न

Synonyms: Addition, Adjunct, Accompaniment

Example: ‘In modern large-scale industrial production humans become mere appendages of machines.

Inordinately (adjective)

To an unusually or disproportionately large degree. अत्यधिकता

Synonyms: Excessively, Extraordinarily, Extremely

Antonyms: Inadequately, Moderately

Example: The information was inordinately vetted and censored.

Sluggish (adjective)

Lacking energy or alertness. ढीला

Synonyms: Lethargic, Slow, Torpid

Antonyms: Active, Energetic, Vigorous

Example: ‘If you feel sluggish or cold back bends will give you energy by stimulating the Kidneys.

Wane (verb)

To become gradually weaker or less important. क्षीण होना

Synonyms: Fade, Decrease, Taper off, Diminish

Antonyms: Rise, Grow, Expand

Example: Their popularity waned during that period.

Emanate (verb)

Originate from. उत्पन्न होना

Synonyms: Derive from, Arise from, Evolve from, Come from

Antonyms: Drop, Descend

Example: The proposals emanated from a committee.

Bottleneck (noun)

A situation that causes delay in a process or system. मार्गावरोध

Synonyms: Delay, Setback, Hindrance, Obstruction

Antonyms: Help, Aid, Assistance

Example: The current planning process is a real bottleneck.

The editorial

Source: The Indian Express · 25 Mar 2022

Covid-19 and tuberculosis (TB) are remarkably similar. They are transmissible, airborne infections. Both are more likely to spread in crowded settings, and harm people with immuno-compromising conditions.

In the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, 1.8 million people were reported to have succumbed to the virus. In the decade between 2010-20, 1.5-2 million individuals died every year because of tuberculosis. Yet, we seldom see the word “pandemic” used in the context of TB. The amount of money spent by governments for research and development in the first 11 months of the Covid-19 pandemic was 162 times the corresponding amount spent on TB in 2020. The difference in responses to the two pandemics can only be explained by the differences in the profiles of those who get infected. TB disproportionately affects people in low-income nations, the poor and the vulnerable.

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

1. Synonym of Vagabond

2. Antonym of Inordinately

3. Synonym of Reprimand

4. Antonym of The settlement would be reached somewhere away from the public <strong>gaze</strong> and media glare.

5. Synonym of Banal

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