10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Dearth (noun)
Meaning: a scarcity or lack of something. दुर्लभता, कमी
Synonyms: Deficiency, Paucity, Famine, Scantiness, Meagerness
Antonyms: Abundance, Opulence, Exuberance, Cornucopia
Example: There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject.
Defy (verb)
Meaning: openly resist or refuse to obey उपेक्षा करना, अवहेलना करना
Synonyms: Flout, Contravene, Breach, Disregard
Antonyms: Obey, Comply, Yield, Surrender
Example: They believe it is essential to defy convention.
Intrusive (adjective)
Meaning: causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or uninvited. हस्तक्षेप करने वाले
Synonyms: Invasive, Meddlesome, Busybody, Prying, Pushy
Antonyms: Low-Key, Discreet, Unobtrusive, Restrained
Example: The photographers were pushy and intrusive.
Rant (verb)
Meaning: speak or shout at length in an angry, impassioned way. गंभीरता से बोलना
Synonyms: Fulminate, Spout, Pontificate, Trumpet, Bluster
Antonyms: Sweet-Talk, Smooth-Talk
Example: Priyanka was still ranting about the unfairness of it all.
Lapse (verb)
Meaning: (of a right, privilege, or agreement) become invalid because it is not used, claimed, or renewed. समय सीमा समाप्त हो जाना
Synonyms: Expire, Terminate, Conclude, Elapse, Run Out, Invalidate
Antonyms: Continue, Renew, Recommence
Example: Her membership of the Labour Party has lapsed.
Revoke (verb)
Meaning: officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise). वापस लेना, खंडन करना
Synonyms: Repeal, Rescind, Abrogate, Annul, Countermand
Antonyms: Uphold, Endorse, Ratify, Vindicate
Example: His driver's license was revoked for hot-rodding.
Strangle (verb)
Meaning: hamper or hinder the development or activity of; suppress (an impulse, action, or sound). बाधा डालना, दमन करना
Synonyms: Hamper, Impede, Restrain, Quash, Deaden, Repress
Antonyms: Promote, Stimulate, Aid
Example: There is a great deal of fear that the new restrictions might strangle the country's economy.
Mothball (verb)
Meaning: cancel or postpone work on (a plan or project). स्थगित करना
Synonyms: Defer, Suspend, Adjourn, Table, Delay
Antonyms: Advance, Carry On, Proceed
Example: The original proposal had been mothballed years ago.
Turmoil (noun)
Meaning: a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty. शोरगुल, मानसिक अशांति
Synonyms: Turbulence, Mayhem, Bedlam, Unrest, Pandemonium
Antonyms: Calm, Peace, Quietude, Hush, Serenity
Example: My emotional turmoil has drained me.
Unravel (verb)
Meaning: investigate and solve or explain (something complicated or puzzling). सुलझाना, समाधान करना
Synonyms: Elucidate, Fathom, Decipher, Untangle, Crack
Antonyms: Complicate, Muddle, Embroil, Entangle
Example: The case began unravelling when the intelligence ministry said renegade agents were responsible.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 16 May 2019It is a matter of regret that the Supreme Court merely granted bail to, and did not strike down the arrest of, the woman held by West Bengal police for a meme that tastelessly foisted Priyanka Chopra’s hairdo at a recent New York fashion do on to the face of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. The court asked the woman to apologise to Banerjee as well. This goes against the grain of the right to ridicule, which is part and parcel of a free press and democratic debate and dissent. Those in public life must accept that cartoonists will caricature them, that commentators will skewer their policies, and that such criticism is the obverse of the public acclaim and affection they also receive.
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1. Synonym of Strangle
2. Antonym of Revoke
3. Synonym of Intrusive
4. Antonym of Defy
5. Synonym of Mothball
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