10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Torment (noun)
Severe physical or mental suffering. कष्ट पीड़ा
Synonyms: Agony, Suffering, Anguish, Pain, Misery
Antonyms: Pleasure, Comfort, Delight, Relief
Example: She suffered years of mental torment after her son's death.
Dwindle (verb)
Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength. कम होना
Synonyms: Diminish, Decrease, Decline, Shrink
Antonyms: Increase, Expand, Grow, Extend
Example: Support for the party has dwindled away to nothing.
Wrought (verb)
Caused something to happen, especially a change. बदल देना
Synonyms: Shape, Mould, Form
Example: This century wrought major changes in our society.
Fallout (noun)
The bad results of a situation or an action. बुरा परिणाम
Synonyms: Repercussion, Consequence, Aftermath, Side-Effect
Antonyms: Cause, Reason, Grounds
Example: Television video recording was practically a fall-out of the military application.
Ineluctable (adjective)
Unable to be resisted or avoided. अनिवार्य
Synonyms: Unavoidable, Inescapable, Inevitable, Unpreventable
Antonyms: Evadable, Preventable, Avoidable
Example: The end acquires this ineluctable and dangerous feeling logic that did surprise me.
Pragmatic (adjective)
Solving problems in a practical and sensible way rather than by having fixed ideas or theories. तथ्यात्मक
Synonyms: Practical, Hard-Headed, Rational, Empirical
Antonyms: Impractical, Idealistic, Irrational, Theoretical
Example: The scientist had a pragmatic approach to dealing with the water crisis.
Elicit (verb)
To get information or a reaction from somebody, often with difficulty. प्राप्त करना
Synonyms: Obtain, Evoke, Draw Out, Induce, Bring About
Antonyms: Keep, Repress, Suppress, Hide
Example: The work elicited enormous public interest.
Ostensibly (adverb)
As appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so. प्रकट रूप से
Synonyms: Seemingly, Apparently, Supposedly, Outwardly
Antonyms: Truly, Genuinely, Really, Actually
Example: Troops were sent in, ostensibly to protect the civilian population.
Hover (verb)
To stay close to something. आस पास फिरना
Synonyms: Loiter, Stay nearby, Wait about
Antonyms: Settle, Rest
Example: Temperatures hovered around freezing.
Smother (verb)
Suppress (a feeling or action). दबाना
Synonyms: Stifle, Restrain, Repress, Hold back
Antonyms: Encourage, Boost, Amplify
Example: The state can sometimes become part of the problem, by smothering the enthusiasm of its citizens.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 17 Sep 2020Citizens must unceasingly demand that they be enabled to know the facts of the crises, authoritatively.
Ghosts of the Spanish flu (1918-1920), the four great recessions of 1958, 1966, 1973, 1980, and the Sino-Indian conflict (1962) have come together as one torment to plague India.
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1. Synonym of Hover
2. Antonym of Ineluctable
3. Synonym of Wrought
4. Antonym of Pragmatic
5. Synonym of Elicit
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