20 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Ridicules (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.
Bureaucrats (noun)
A system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives. नौकरशाही
Synonyms: Civil Service, Administration, Government, Directorate
Antonyms: Adhocracy, Nonsupervisory, Nonmanagerial
Example: She has a good grasp of how the bureaucracy works.
Ordinance (noun)
An authoritative order. अध्यादेश
Synonyms: Authorization, Canon, Code, Command
Antonyms: Disorganization, Lawlessness, Veto
Example: The smoke-free ordinance around the burning of stoves.
Victim (noun)
A person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action. शिकार
Synonyms: Sufferer, Casualty, Fatality, Loser
Antonyms: Attacker, Assailant, Criminal, Culprit.
Example: Not all the victims survived.
Development (noun)
The process of developing or being developed. विकास
Synonyms: Advancement, Evolution, Expansion, Improvement
Antonyms: Decline, Decrease, Halt, Retreat
Example: Good nutrition is important for proper muscle development.
Corruption (noun)
Dishonest or immoral behaviour or activities. भ्रष्टाचार
Synonyms: Dishonesty, Deceit, Deception, Duplicity.
Antonyms: Honesty, Decency, Goodness, Honor.
Example: I deplore the poverty and corruption of my country.
Enforcement (noun)
The act of compelling observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation. प्रवर्तन
Synonyms: Imposition, Implementation, Application, Administration
Antonyms: Abandon, Disregard, Forgetfulness, Neglect
Example: The enforcement of such regulations may be difficult where monitoring is poor or testing is accessed from foreign jurisdictions.
Threatened (verb)
A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done. धमकी
Synonyms: Warning, Ultimatum, Commination, Menaces
Antonyms: Certainty, Safety, Surety.
Example: The country is a great/major/serious threat to world peace.
Elaborated (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.
Seeking (verb)
Attempt to find (something). मांगना
Synonyms: Explore, Follow, Investigate, Pursue
Antonyms: Ignore, Shun, Answer, Find
Example: The office is seeking a salesperson.
Retrieving (verb)
To get something back from the place where it was left or lost. पुनः प्राप्त करना
Synonyms: Recover, Recoup, Reclaim, Redeem
Antonyms: Hide, Misplace, Lose, Steal, Misplaced
Example: The files were retrieved from the computer.
Conference (noun)
A meeting of two or more persons for discussing matters of common concern. सम्मेलन
Synonyms: Consultation, Discussion, Forum, Interview
Antonyms: Silence, Quiet, Disassembly
Example: The organization held its annual conference in New York this year.
Enhancement (verb)
Intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of. बढ़ाने
Synonyms: Intensify, Magnify, Amplify, Inflate
Antonyms: Decrease, Diminish, Discourage, Hurt
Example: You can enhance the flavor of the dish by using fresh herbs.
Intervention (noun)
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.
Claims (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.
Subsequently (adverb)
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.
Accompaniment (noun)
Go somewhere with (someone) as a companion or escort. के साथ
Synonyms: Abetted, Advised, Assisted, Backed
Antonyms: Discouraged, Harmed, Hindered, Impeded
Example: She will accompany me to the store.
Submitted (verb)
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.
Urging (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.
Announced (verb)
Make a formal public statement about a fact, occurrence, or intention. घोषणा
Synonyms: Call, Declare, Disclose, Issue
Antonyms: Conceal, Hide, Hold, Keep
Example: The government announced a cut in taxes.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 26 Aug 2023Two Manipur-based NGOs, along with other charitable organisations, carried out a cleanliness drive across nine relief camps in Manipur’s Churachandpur district on the eve of the Independence Day.
Displaced by the ethnic clashes that broke out on May 3 in Manipur, more than 50,000 people have taken shelter in 350-odd relief camps. Many of these are in Churachandpur, harbouring people from the Kuki-Zomi community.
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1. Synonym of Ridicules
2. Antonym of Enforcement
3. Synonym of Development
4. Antonym of Announced
5. Synonym of Intervention
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