Migrants left stranded as tunisia tries to keep them from reaching europe

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20 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Persecution (noun)

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

Synonyms: Expel, Harass, Hound, Injure

Antonyms: Aid, Assist, Delight, Help

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

Stranded (adjective)

Unable to leave somewhere because of a problem such as not having any transport or money. असहाय

Synonyms: Ashore, Grounded, Helpless, Wrecked

Antonyms: Offshore, Afloat, Recovery

Example: The ship was stranded on the beach.

Migration (noun)

Movement from one part of something to another. प्रवास

Synonyms: Relocation, Resettling, Moving, Posting

Antonyms: Stay, Remain, Indigenous

Example: The whales migrate between their feeding ground in the north and their breeding ground in the Caribbean.

Notorious (adjective)

Famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed. बदनाम

Synonyms: Infamous, Scandalous, Celebrated, Famed.

Antonyms: Unknown, Anonymous, Faceless, Moral.

Example: Shopkeepers too were notorious for the ' trading lies ' their businesses obliged them to tell.

Intervene (verb)

The act of interfering with the outcome or course especially of a condition or process हस्‍तक्षेप

Synonyms: Interference, Mediation, Arbitration

Antonyms: Combine, Connect, Join

Example: Military intervention in the crisis.

Encouragement (noun)

Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone). प्रोत्साहित करना

Synonyms: Embolden, Inspire, Reassure, Restore

Antonyms: Discourage, Dishearten, Dissuade, Hurt

Example: The intention is to encourage new writing talent.

Expel (verb)

To force someone to leave a school, organization, or country. निष्कासित

Synonyms: Fired, Freed, Released, Sacked

Antonyms: Admit, Welcome, Contained, Shut

Example: She has been expelled from the country - and separated from her son.

Conspiracy (noun)

A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful. साजिश

Synonyms: Plot, Scheme, Stratagem, Cabal.

Antonyms: Faithfulness, Honesty, Ignorance, Loyalty

Example: Seven men, all from Bristol, admitted conspiracy to commit arson.

Plight (noun)

A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation. दुर्दशा

Synonyms: Predicament, Trouble, Difficulty, Extremity

Antonyms: Disengagement, Break, Divorce, Separation

Example: We are all concerned with the plight of the under-developed areas of the world.

Transit (noun)

Pass across or through (an area). पारगमन

Synonyms: Crossed, Navigated, Traveled, Followed

Antonyms: Derailed, Detained, Off the Path, Sidetracked

Example: We are always finding you in transit.

Avert (verb)

To prevent something bad from happening. टालना

Synonyms: Avoid, Deter, Halt, Preclude

Antonyms: Allow, Assist, Help, Support

Example: Talks failed to avert a rail strike.

Disruptive (adjective)

Interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem. बाधित

Synonyms: Disturb, Rattle, Agitate, Bollix

Antonyms: Appease, Soothe, Calm, Clear Up

Example: Protesters disrupted the conference.

Acquisition (noun)

An asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum. अधिग्रहण

Synonyms: Addition, Gain, Procurement, Purchase

Antonyms: Loss, Forfeiture, Misplacing, Drop

Example: Jarrett's acquisition of skills was no less driven.

Contextual (adjective)

The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood. प्रसंग

Synonyms: Circumstances, Conditions, Surroundings, Factors

Antonyms: Ignorance, Nothing, Insignificance, Meaninglessness

Example: The book puts these events in their proper historical and social contexts.

Complex (adjective)

Consisting of many different and connected parts. जटिल

Synonyms: Complicated, Convoluted, Composite, Compound

Antonyms: Simple, Single, Uniform, Unmixed

Example: His reasons for that are complex.

Elaborating (verb)

Develop or present (a theory, policy, or system) in further detail. विस्तार से करना

Synonyms: Perfected, Painstaking, Involved

Antonyms: Easy, Facile, Natural, Simple

Example: They made elaborate preparations for his visit.

Anticipate (verb)

Excitement, waiting eagerly for something you know is going to happen. प्रत्याशा

Synonyms: Expectation, Prediction, Forecast, Prolepsis

Antonyms: Pessimism, Hopelessness, Melancholy, Suspicion

Example: She had a feeling of great anticipation before her graduation ceremony.

Subsequent (adjective)

After a particular thing has happened तत्पश्चात्

Synonyms: Afterwards, Finally, Later, Latterly

Antonyms: Earlier, Former, Prior, Previous

Example: I heard subsequently that she had left.

Strike (verb)

In a way that attracts attention by reason of being unusual, extreme, or prominent. असाधारण रूप से

Synonyms: Extremely, Highly, Remarkably, Conspicuously

Antonyms: Boringly, Modestly, Drably, Quietly

Example: He strikingly showed he had a very different style.

Delight (noun)

A high degree of gratification or pleasure. आनंद

Synonyms: contentment, joy, pleasure, satisfaction

Antonyms: sadness, sorrow, unhappiness, dislike

Example: The trees here are a delight.

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Source: The Hindu · 13 Jun 2024

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1. Synonym of Anticipate

2. Antonym of Elaborating

3. Synonym of Transit

4. Antonym of Migration

5. Synonym of Intervene

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