India’s disturbing trauma narrative

Surreal (adjective)

Meaning- Very Strange अतियथार्थवादी

Synonyms: Weird, Odd, Bizarre, Nonsensical

Antonyms: Ordinary, Common, Natural, Normal

Example: The program’s surreal storyline was not popular at all with fans of reality television.

Mayhem (noun)

Meaning- Violent or extreme disorder; chaos. हंगामा

Synonyms: Commotion, Turmoil, Havoc, Bedlam, Tumult, Uproar, Hullabaloo

Antonyms: Order, Peace, Tranquility, Harmony

Example: During the busy holiday season, most of the stores seem to be in a constant state of mayhem.

Numbing (adjective)

Meaning- (Of an experience or a situation) making you unable to feel anything. ((स्तब्ध) (सन्न हो गया))

Synonyms: Deadening, Freezing, Desensitizing, Irresponsive

Antonyms: Responsive, Reactive, Receptive

Example: The thought of accepting horizontal career development for the next twenty or thirty years is a numbing thought.

Avowedly (adverb)

Meaning- In a way that has been admitted or stated in public. डंके की चौट पर

Synonyms: Overtly, Professedly, Confessedly, Purportedly

Antonyms: Covertly, Secretly, Mysteriously

Example: Thomas also avoided taking avowedly conservative positions on controversial issues such as criminal justice.

Anguish (noun)

Meaning- Severe physical or mental pain, difficulty or unhappiness ((पीड़ा) (दु:ख) (व्यथा))

Synonyms: Agony, Pain, Suffering, Sorrow, Grief, Distress

Antonyms: Gladness, Joy, Delight, Relief, Solace

Example: When her husband died, the anguish she felt was nearly unbearable.

Ordeal (noun)

Meaning - A very unpleasant and prolonged experience. (कटु अनुभव))

Synonyms: Unpleasant Experience, Trauma, Nightmare, Tribulation

Antonyms: Contentment, Elatedness, Jubilance

Example: The hostages spoke openly about the terrible ordeal they had been through.

Regalia (noun)

Meaning- The special clothes that are worn

Synonyms: Uniform, Attire, Costume

Example: The biker was dressed in full regalia, with shiny black leather and lots of chains.

Suffuse (verb)

Meaning- To spread all over or through somebody/something. से भरना

Synonyms: Permeate, Spread Over, Pervade, Impregnate

Example: The room was suffused with a soft golden light.

Appalling (adjective)

Meaning- extremely bad, especially from a moral point of view. भयावह

Synonyms: Horrifying, Terrible, Awful, Heinous

Antonyms: Pleasing, soothing, Comforting, Delightful

Example: The prisoners were living in appalling conditions.

Bulwark (noun)

Meaning- Something that protects you from dangerous or unpleasant situations. बचाव

Synonyms: Safeguard, Shield, Rampart, Fortification, Bastion

Example: My savings were to be a bulwark against unemployment.