10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Mangled (adjective)
Meaning: Destroyed or severely damaged by tearing or crushing. क्षत विक्षत
Synonyms: Mutilated, Lacerated, Maimed, Torn, Marred
Antonyms: Beautified, Preserved, Mended, Cured, Healed
Example: His body was crushed and mangled beyond recognition.
Underbelly (noun)
Meaning: The weakest part of something that is most easily attacked. कमज़ोर बिन्दु
Synonyms: Weakness, Fatal Flaw, Achilles Heel
Antonyms: Strength, Potency, Power
Example: The trade deficit remains the soft underbelly of the US economy.
Tumultuous (adjective)
Meaning: Involving a lot of change and confusion and/or violence. उपद्रवी
Synonyms: Stormy, Tempestuous, Turbulent, Riotous
Antonyms: Peaceful, Calm, Orderly, Quiet
Example: All of those things, one after the other, these just tumultuous events.
Underlying (adjective)
Meaning: Important in a situation but not always easily noticed or stated clearly. मौलिक
Synonyms: Basic, Fundamental, Elemental, Rudimentary, Pivotal, Key
Antonyms: Secondary, Advanced, Minor, Peripheral
Example: Unemployment may be an underlying cause of the rising crime rate.
Forte (noun)
Meaning: A thing that somebody does particularly well. प्रधान गुण
Synonyms: Speciality, Strength, Strong Point, Strong Suit
Antonyms: Weakness, Failing, Ineptness
Example: Languages were never my forte.
Dismay (noun)
Meaning: Concern and distress caused by something unexpected; The feeling of despair in the face of obstacles बेचैनी, भय
Synonyms: Consternation, Perturbation, Trepidation, Apprehension, Panic
Antonyms: Solace, Gratification, Repose
Example: She could not hide her dismay at the result.
Acquiesce (verb)
Meaning: To accept something without arguing, even if you do not really agree with it. बिना विरोध के स्वीकार करना
Synonyms: Agree, Accede, Assent, Yield, Concede
Antonyms: Oppose, Resist, Object, Protest
Example: She explained her plan and reluctantly he acquiesced.
Retribution (noun)
Meaning: Severe punishment for something seriously wrong that somebody has done. दण्ड
Synonyms: Punishment, Penalty, Nemesis, Comeuppance
Antonyms: Forgiveness, Pardon, Mercy, Acquittal
Example: Victims are demanding retribution for the terrorist attacks.
Heart-Rending (adjective)
Meaning: Causing feelings of great sadness. हृदयविदारक
Synonyms: Heart-Breaking, Distressing, Agonizing, Harrowing, Tragic
Antonyms: Uplifting, Comforting, Heartening, Cheering
Example: His final years in hospital were tragicomic and heart-rending.
Jolt (verb)
Meaning: To shock someone in order to change their behaviour or way of thinking. झटका देना
Synonyms: Shock, Startle, Stun, Stagger
Antonyms: Soothe, Comfort, Placate, Solace
Example: The news about Sam's illness jolted her into action.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 16 Jan 2020Satya Nadella bats for immigrants, and the wealth they can create in societies that let them.
Satya Nadella is living the modern fairy tale. It’s an upgrade of rags to royalty. He was born in a low income country, he failed to get into high ranked IIT, but he is now CEO of Microsoft. This is the American company that fronted the personal computing revolution of the last century but then hit a slump, until getting its mojo back under Nadella, and rising to trillion dollar market capitalisation. He is a hero to India’s aspiring youth and this week he had tough words for the policy that many of these youth have been protesting over the last month. Answering an interview question on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 he said, “It’s just bad.”
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1. Synonym of Retribution
2. Antonym of Acquiesce
3. Synonym of Underbelly
4. Antonym of Underlying
5. Synonym of Forte
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