10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Sequestration (noun)
The act of taking temporary possession of someone's property. ज़ब्ती, ऋणी की संपत्ति पर अधिकार
Synonyms: Confiscation, Impounding, Seizure, Appropriation, Requisition
Antonyms: Return, Restoration
Example: He protested in vain at the sequestration of his estates.
Alleviate (verb)
Make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe. कम करना
Synonyms: Assuage, Palliate, Attenuate, Mollify
Antonyms: Aggravate, Exacerbate, Exaggerate, Magnify
Example: The medicine alleviated her discomfort.
Reproach (verb)
To criticize someone, especially for not being successful or not doing what is expected. झिड़कना, धिक्कारना
Synonyms: Upbraid, Rebuke, Reprimand, Chide
Antonyms: Praise, Laud, Compliment
Example: Deepak’s father reproached him for tardiness.
Persecution (noun)
Unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs. उत्पीड़न, अत्याचार, ज़ुल्म
Synonyms: Torture, Oppression, Mal-Treatment, Abuse
Antonyms: Comfort, Content, Solace, Soothe, Succour
Example: The country's leaders relentlessly persecuted those who fought against the regime.
Transient (adjective)
Lasting only for a short time. क्षणिक, अस्थायी
Synonyms: Fleeting, Ephemeral, Temporary, Fugacious
Antonyms: Permanent, Perpetual, Lasting, Eternal
Example: The snow is transient and will melt as soon as the sun appears.
Dissipate (verb)
To (cause to) gradually disappear or waste. अपव्यय करना, बिखेर देना
Synonyms: Disperse, Dispel, Scatter, Fritter Away
Antonyms: Assemble, Gather, Collect, Accumulate
Example: His anger dissipated as the situation became clear.
Surrogate (noun)
A gap or missing part. प्रतिनियुक्त/प्रतिनियुक्त व्यक्ति
Synonyms: Substitute, Proxy, Replacement, Alternate, Representative
Antonyms: Real, Main, Original
Example: He could not attend the meeting, so he sent his surrogate.
Muffle (verb)
To deaden the sound of. आवाज़ दबाना
Synonyms: Mute, Stifle, Suffocate, Silence
Antonyms: Amplify, Boost, Deepen, Enhance
Example: They tried to muffle the noise.
Denounce (verb)
To criticize something or someone strongly and publicly. आलोचना करना
Synonyms: Censure, Condemn, Decry, Execrate
Antonyms: Bless, Honour, Revere, Venerate
Example: We must denounce injustice and oppression.
Hypocrisy (noun)
The practice of professing standards, beliefs, etc, opposite to one's real character or actual behavior. पाखंड, कपट
Synonyms: Insincerity, Pretence, Deceit, Deception, Dishonesty
Antonyms: Righteousness, Truthfulness, Sincerity, Honesty
Example: When you agree to serve a cause and then back out, I would call that hypocrisy.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 19 Oct 2018THE PARADOX OF MUSLIM SOLIDARITY IS THAT ITS GLOBAL CHARACTER IS DEPENDENT ON THE WEST, CONCEPTUALLY AND POLITICALLY.
Since Myanmar’s latest bout of violence against the Rohingya began in 2012, there has been a slow uptick of outrage in the Muslim world. But it was only recently, once international observers described what was happening there as an ethnic cleansing, that Muslim concern became more vocal than protests in Europe or the U.S. In the past, Muslim-majority countries such as Bangladesh and Malaysia, at the receiving end of refugee flows from Myanmar numbering in the tens and even hundreds of thousands, have acted forcefully to prevent the Rohingya from entering their territories.
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1. Synonym of Surrogate
2. Antonym of Denounce
3. Synonym of Alleviate
4. Antonym of Sequestration
5. Synonym of Hypocrisy
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