10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Impinge (verb)
Have an effect, especially a negative one. प्रभाव डालना
Synonyms: Have a bearing on, Influence, Have an effect on, Make an impact on, Impact
Antonyms: Avoid, Leave alone, Shun
Example: Several factors impinge on market efficiency.
Low-key (adjective)
Not elaborate, showy, or intensive. शांत
Synonyms: Restrained, Quiet, Low-profile
Antonyms: Agitated, Noisy
Example: Their marriage was a very quiet, low-key affair.
Dent (verb)
Have an adverse effect on. काटना
Synonyms: Diminish, Weaken, Undermine
Antonyms: Boost, Bulge
Example: DVD sales may already be denting the box office.
Sabre-Rattling (noun)
The display or threat of military force. सैन्य नोक झोंक
Synonyms: Warmongering, Flag-waving, Hawkish, Combative
Example: There has been renewed sabre-rattling between the two countries.
Rapprochement (noun)
(especially in international affairs) an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations. मेल-जोल
Synonyms: Reuniting, Reunion, Reconciliation
Antonyms: Hostility, Aloofness, Antagonism
Example: Policies aimed at bringing about a rapprochement with China.
Camouflage (verb)
Hide or disguise the presence of (a person, animal, or object) by means of camouflage. छलावरण लगाना
Synonyms: Disguise, Conceal, Mask, Veil
Antonyms: Reveal, Uncover
Example: This also defeats the purpose of camouflaging your technology.
Imbroglio (noun)
An extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation. गड़बड़
Synonyms: Complication, Trouble, Mess, Complexity
Example: That's my prediction for the whole imbroglio waiting to unfold.
Onus (noun)
The responsibility for something. दायित्व
Synonyms: Duty, Obligation, Responsibility
Antonyms: Advantage, Benefit, Gain
Example: The onus is on employers to follow health and safety laws.
Impetus (noun)
Something that makes a process or activity happen or happen more quickly. प्रोत्साहन
Synonyms: Incitement, Stimulus, Encouragement, Boost
Antonyms: Hindrance, Discouragement
Example: The initial impetus for these reforms was to promote a high skill, high wage economy.
Portend (verb)
Be a sign or warning that (something, especially something momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen. पूर्वाभास या पूर्वसूचना देना
Synonyms: Presage, Augur, Foreshadow
Example: The eclipses portend some major events.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 29 Dec 2021This Christmas Day the Missionaries of Charity (MoC) got a painful shock, as the Union home ministry refused its application for renewal of FCRA registration. MoC’s shock is shared by many across the world who support the NGO either in kind or spirit. The specific foreign funding law is intended to check “activities detrimental to the national interest” and if one of India’s most venerable NGOs is indeed being accused of this, evidence must be provided. So far the government has only made a sketchy reference to some “adverse inputs”.
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1. Synonym of Impetus
2. Antonym of Rapprochement
3. Synonym of Impinge
4. Antonym of Low-key
5. Synonym of Dent
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