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Futile fines
13,Sep,2019

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.

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Source: The Hindu · 13 Sep 2019

Better enforcement and infrastructure are key to mitigating anger over higher road fines.

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

1. Synonym of Dispel

2. Antonym of Commendable

3. Synonym of Recur

4. Antonym of Stigma

5. Synonym of Palliative

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