10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Retribution (noun)
Meaning: deserved and severe punishment. प्रतिदण्ड
Synonyms: Reprisal, Nemesis, Vengeance, Penalty
Antonyms: Pardon, Remission, Clemency, Mercy
Example: They fled because they feared retribution for the genocide.
Unadorned (adjective)
Meaning: plain and simple, with little or no decoration. अनलंकृत
Synonyms: Austere, Unembellished, Unornamented, Unvarnished
Antonyms: Ornate, Florid, Baroque, Rococo
Example: The room is typically simple and unadorned, with white walls and a tiled floor.
Ignominy (noun)
Meaning: public embarrassment. बदनामी
Synonyms: Humiliation, Mortification, Abasement, Opprobrium
Antonyms: Glory, Admiration, Encomium, Appreciation
Example: He feared the ignominy of being exposed as a spy.
Hideously (adverb)
Meaning: in an extremely ugly way. भीषण रूप से
Synonyms: Monstrously, Gruesomely, Dreadfully, Repugnantly, Shockingly
Antonyms: Pleasantly, Agreeably, Nicely
Example: His face was hideously deformed.
Unblemished (adjective)
Meaning: not damaged or marked in any way. निष्कलंक
Synonyms: Flawless, Immaculate, Untarnished, Unsullied
Antonyms: Defective, Flawed, Marred, Stained
Example: Her political career thus far had remained unblemished.
Malign (adjective)
Meaning: to say false and unpleasant things about someone, or to criticize someone unfairly. झूठी निंदा करना
Synonyms: Slander, Smear, Libel, Vilify, Calumniate, Denigrate
Antonyms: Praise, Commend, Extol, Eulogize
Example: She had seen herself repeatedly maligned in the newspapers.
Penchant (noun)
Meaning: a liking for, an enjoyment of, or a habit of doing something. लगन, रुचि
Synonyms: Proclivity, Predilection, Affinity, Inclination
Antonyms: Antipathy, Aversion, Distaste, Disinclination
Example: He has a penchant for drawing and painting.
Indefatigable (adjective)
Meaning: always determined and energetic in trying to achieve something and never willing to admit defeat. न थकनेवाला
Synonyms: Unflagging, Unrelenting, Unfaltering, Dogged, Persistent
Antonyms: Idle, Unenthusiastic, Lethargic, Indolent, Slothful
Example: His indefatigable spirit helped him to cope with his illness.
Chicanery (noun)
Meaning: clever, dishonest talk or behaviour that is used to deceive people. फरेब, छल
Synonyms: Trickery, Skulduggery, Legerdemain, Sophistry
Antonyms: Forthrightness, Candidness, Ingenuousness, Sincerity
Example: The world is full of chicanery.
Desecration (noun)
Meaning: the action of damaging or showing no respect towards something holy or very much respected. अपवित्रीकरण
Synonyms: Violation, Sacrilege, Defilement, Despoliation
Antonyms: Sanctification, Consecration, Hallowing
Example: People were horrified at the desecration of the cemetery.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 4 Aug 2019Developing an understanding of our conflictual pasts, and not retribution, is the way to deal with ‘historical wounds’.
On a recent visit to the University of Leicester, I had the opportunity of visiting the newly established memorial to Britain’s controversial King Richard III, the last of the Plantagenet Kings, and also the last British King to die in battle in the War of Roses against the Tudors. Richard III (r. 1483-1485) also has the distinction of being the only British King whose remains, found under a parking lot in Leicester close to the Cathedral, were identified by mitochondrial DNA in 2012.
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1. Synonym of Retribution
2. Antonym of Unblemished
3. Synonym of Desecration
4. Antonym of Indefatigable
5. Synonym of Unadorned
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