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20 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Ousted (verb)

Drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place. बेदख़ल

Synonyms: Dismissed, Ejected, Banished, Chased

Antonyms: Received, Admitted, Accepted, Took

Example: The army ousted him in a coup.

Tenure (noun)

The conditions under which land or buildings are held or occupied. कार्यकाल

Synonyms: Tenancy, Occupancy, Holding, Residence

Antonyms: Subordination, Submission, Compliance, Obedience

Example: During his tenure as head coach, the team won the championship twice.

Marched (verb)

Walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread. यातायात

Synonyms: Stride, Walk, Pace, Tread

Antonyms: Halt, Retreat, Retrogress, Stay

Example: The soldiers marched behind the coffin.

Detention (noun)

Confinement or imprisonment, usually for a short time कैद

Synonyms: Custody, Imprisonment, Confinement, Incarceration

Antonyms: Assistance, Help, Freedom, Liberation

Example: He was kept in detention by the police.

Persecution (noun)

Subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation or their political beliefs. सताना

Synonyms: Oppression, Harassment, Victimization, Torment

Antonyms: Protection, Support, Shelter, Assistance

Example: The country's leaders relentlessly persecuted those who fought against the regime.

Culminating (verb)

To reach a final result समापन हुआ

Synonyms: Cap, Climax, Conclude, Terminate

Antonyms: Begin, Commence, Open, Start

Example: Today this campaign culminated in a mass rally in London.

Infuriated (verb)

To make somebody very angry. व्यथित

Synonyms: Enrage, Incense, Anger, Madden

Antonyms: Appease, Calm, Comfort, Delight

Example: I was infuriated by their constant criticism.

Extraditing (verb)

Hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed. प्रत्यर्पित

Synonyms: Deportation, Expulsion, Displacement, Banishment

Antonyms: Repatriate, Reject, Expatriate, Refrain

Example: The criminal was extradited.

Departure (noun)

The action of leaving, especially to start a journey. प्रस्थान

Synonyms: Leaving, Going, Withdrawal, Exit.

Antonyms: Arrival, Coming, Entrance, Stay.

Example: They had to postpone (their) departure because of bad weather.

Overhaul (verb)

To repair an engine, machine, etc. so that every part of it works as it should. निरीक्षण करना

Synonyms: Improve, Modernize, Rebuild, Reconstruct

Antonyms: Break, Damage, Destroy, Hurt

Example: They are going to have to overhaul the welfare system.

Clashing (adjective)

Meet and come into violent conflict. टकराना

Synonyms: Argument, Battle, Brawl, Conflict

Antonyms: Concord, Harmony, Peace, Truce

Example: Students clashed with police after demonstrations at five universities.

Legitimate (adjective)

In a way that conforms to the law or to rules. जायज

Synonyms: Accurately, Correctly, Decently, Duly

Antonyms: Wrongly, Unfairly, Unjustly

Example: We support legitimately elected governments.

Probing (adjective)

A blunt-ended surgical instrument used for exploring a wound or part of the body. जांच

Synonyms: Investigation, Examination, Inquest, Scrutiny

Antonyms: Gentle, Idiotic, Kind, Nice.

Example: He didn't like the police probing him about his past.

Swirl (verb)

Move in a twisting or spiraling pattern. घुमाव

Synonyms: Boil, Churn, Roil, Twirl

Antonyms: Straighten, Stay, Inflow, Outflow

Example: She emerged with a swirl of skirts.

Harassment (noun)

Aggressive pressure or intimidation. उत्पीडन

Synonyms: Persecution, Harrying, Pestering, Badgering.

Antonyms: Cooperation, Assistance, Aid, Comfort.

Example: The university condemns all forms of harassment.

Vandalism (noun)

Deliberately destroy or damage (public or private property). तोड़-फोड़

Synonyms: Deface, Demolish, Raze, Smash

Antonyms: Protect, Preserve, Save, Build

Example: Our car was vandalized in the parking lot.

Anonymous (adjective)

Whose name is not known or made public. अज्ञात

Synonyms: Known, Identified, Signed

Antonyms: Unnamed, Nameless, Incognito, Unidentified

Example: The donor wishes to remain anonymous.

Conceding (verb)

Admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it. स्वीकृति

Synonyms: Bewilder, Baffle, Mystify, Bemuse

Antonyms: Deny, Defend, Disallow, Dispute

Example: One should not be bullied into conceding liability.

Spreading (verb)

Open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length. प्रसार

Synonyms: Growing, Radial, Widening, Extensive

Antonyms: Suppressed, Halt, Stop, Abridgment

Example: The newspaper was spread across his lap.

Confrontation (noun)

Come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent. सामना होना

Synonyms: Accost, Defy, Encounter, Meet

Antonyms: Avoid, Dodge, Evade, Surrender

Example: They confronted the invaders at the shore.

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Source: The Hindu · 27 Oct 2024

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1. Synonym of Infuriated

2. Antonym of Harassment

3. Synonym of Swirl

4. Antonym of Overhaul

5. Synonym of Detention

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