10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Promulgate (verb)
To announce a new law or system officially or publicly. एलान करना
Synonyms: Put into effect, Enact, Enforce, Implement, Pass
Antonyms: Withhold, Refrain, Suppress
Example: The surcharge was imposed under the country's emergency regulations promulgated in May.
Thin-skinned (adjective)
Sensitive to criticism or insults. अतिसंवेदनशील
Synonyms: Sensitive, Touchy, Defensive, Easily offended
Antonyms: Understanding, Obliging, Insensitive
Example: Clearly they have never seen their thin-skinned hero actually respond to criticism.
Override (verb)
Be more important than. से अधिक महत्वपूर्ण होना
Synonyms: Outweigh, Supersede, Take precedence over, Take priority over
Example: Considerations of safety override all other concerns.
Paranoia (noun)
Unjustified suspicion and mistrust of other people. गलपन
Synonyms: Suspicion, Obsession, Psychosis
Example: In many cases, these suspicions may be so unreasonable as to border on paranoia.
Perverse (adjective)
Showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable. चिड़चिड़ा भ्रष्ट
Synonyms: Awkward, Annoying, Unreasonable, Obstructive
Antonyms: Compliant, Amenable
Example: Kate's perverse decision not to cooperate held good.
Heirloom (noun)
A valuable object that has belonged to a family for several generations. विरासत
Synonyms: Bequest, Inheritance, Bequeathal, Benefaction
Example: No doubt this book will become a treasured heirloom in the Murphy family.
Shepherd (verb)
Guide or direct in a particular direction. ले चलना
Synonyms: Guide, Convoy, Usher, Conduct
Antonyms: Follow, Abandon
Example: It was her duty to shepherd them all safely, and in the right direction.
Cavalier (adjective)
Not caring enough about something important or about the feelings of other people. लापरवाह
Synonyms: Offhand, Indifferent, Disdainful, Scornful
Antonyms: Modest, Demure, complaisant
Example: The government takes a cavalier attitude to the problems of prison overcrowding.
Bus (verb)
Remove dirty plates and dishes from (a table). साफ़ करना
Synonyms: Remove, Take off
Example: Turning around to bus other tables, I suddenly felt sick to my stomach.
Solidarity (noun)
Support by one person or group of people for another because they share feelings, opinions, aims, etc. एकजुटता
Synonyms: Unanimity, Accord, Oneness, Cohesion, Consensus
Antonyms: Discord, Disagreement, Difference, Variance
Example: Demonstrations were held as a gesture of solidarity with the hunger strikers.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 26 Feb 2021India must realise that a democracy cannot be reduced to only demanding praise from the rest of the world.
The ongoing protests by farmers against the three hastily promulgated agriculture laws have drawn international attention, with the denial of democratic rights to them by the government’s construction of military-grade barriers and shutting down of the Internet at protest sites getting strong statements of support from numerous international celebrities. The official response of the Ministry of External Affairs was disproportionate to the provocation, but it was not merely the reaction of a thin-skinned government. The argument put forth by the government pushed a more fundamental premise: it warned the concerned global voices that these matters — democracy and human rights, left unstated — were India’s ‘internal affair’.
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1. Synonym of Promulgate
2. Antonym of Thin-skinned
3. Synonym of Bus
4. Antonym of Perverse
5. Synonym of Paranoia
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