20 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Sovereignty (noun)
Supreme power or authority. संप्रभुता
Synonyms: Jurisdiction, Supremacy, Dominion, Power
Antonyms: Subservience, Subjection, Heteronomy, Subjugation
Example: It is time to reclaim our basic sovereignty, the power to decide for ourselves.
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.
Detained (verb)
To force someone officially to stay in a place. नजरबंद
Synonyms: Circumscribed, Cramped, Imprisoned, Restrained
Antonyms: Healthy, Well, Free, Liberated
Example: They were detained by the police for questioning.
Anonymously (adverb)
Whose name is not known or made public. अज्ञात
Synonyms: Unnamed, Nameless, Incognito, Unidentified
Antonyms: Known, Identified, Signed
Example: The donor wishes to remain anonymous.
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.
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.
Conventions (noun)
A way in which something is usually done. सम्मेलन
Synonyms: Meeting, Show, Assemblage, Assembly
Antonyms: Disagreement, Discord, Strangeness
Example: We go to the weeklong annual teachers' convention every summer.
Urged (noun)
The action of urging someone to do something. आग्रह
Synonyms: Appetite, Compulsion, Craving, Impulse
Antonyms: Disgust, Dislike, Distaste, Hate
Example: I can never resist the urge to laugh.
Submission (noun)
Accept or yield to a superior force or to the authority or will of another person. प्रस्तुत
Synonyms: Succumbed, Conceded, Surrendered, Yielded
Antonyms: Resisted, Contended, Fought, Met
Example: The recall was prompted by test reports submitted by the company itself.
Appeal (verb)
Make a serious, urgent, or heartfelt request. याचना करना
Synonyms: Application, Bid, Call, Claim
Antonyms: Answer, Reply, Denial, Disavowal
Example: The mayor made an appeal to the people of the city to stay calm.
Stiff (adjective)
Not easily bent or changed in shape. अकड़न
Synonyms: Arthritic, Creaky, Rigid, Solid
Antonyms: Bending, Flexible, Loose, Pliable
Example: The furniture was stiff, uncomfortable, too delicate, and too neat.
Ridiculed (verb)
Subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour. उपहास
Synonyms: Deride, Mock, Taunt.
Antonyms: Praise, Admiration, Approval.
Example: I was not ridiculing them or saying that they should not make that point.
Desperation (noun)
Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with. निराश
Synonyms: Despairing, Hopeless, Anguished, Suicidal
Antonyms: Cheerful, Composed, Calm, Fearful
Example: He made a desperate bid/attempt to save his job.
Aspirations (noun)
A hope or ambition of achieving something. चाह
Synonyms: Desire, Hope, Longing, Yearning
Antonyms: Apathy, Dislike, Indifference, Laziness
Example: She talked about her hopes and aspirations.
Impact (noun)
The action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another. प्रभाव
Synonyms: Collision, Crash, Smash, Clash
Antonyms: Avoidance, Failure, Loss, Praise
Example: We need to be concerned about the environmental impacts of all this construction.
Convinced (adjective)
Capable of causing someone to believe that something is true or real. ठोस
Synonyms: Cogent, Persuasive, Powerful, Potent
Antonyms: Implausible, Impotent, Improbable, Ineffective
Example: Your argument isn't very convincing.
Rejuvenate (verb)
Restore a youthful appearance to. नया करना
Synonyms: Restore, Revive, Refresh, Recreate
Antonyms: Kill, Suppress, Extinguish, Quench
Example: Each candidate claims to have a plan to rejuvenate the sagging economy.
Certainly (adverb)
Without doubt. ज़रूर
Synonyms: Absolutely, Assuredly, Exactly, Surely
Antonyms: Doubtfully, Questionably, Dubiously, Equivocally
Example: She certainly has a lot of talent.
Claimed (verb)
State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof. दावा
Synonyms: Assert, Declare, Profess, Affirm
Antonyms: Disclaim, Answer, Honesty, Truth
Example: The man claimed (that) he was a long-lost relative.
Despite (preposition)
Without being affected by. बावजूद
Synonyms: Notwithstanding, In Spite Of, Even With, Regardless Of
Antonyms: Because Of, Accept, Admire
Example: He laughed despite himself.
The editorial
Source: The Hindustan Times · 9 Jan 2024Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday said he is neither retired nor tired as he sought people's permission and support for a do-or-die battle -- ‘aar-paar ki ladai’ -- to oust the BJP from power in Haryana.
The former chief minister alleged that Haryana has fallen behind on the developmental front in the past nine years under the BJP-led dispensation.
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1. Synonym of Rejuvenate
2. Antonym of Convinced
3. Synonym of Detained
4. Antonym of Conspiracy
5. Synonym of Intervene
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