10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Gruesome (adjective)
Extremely unpleasant. वीभत्स
Synonyms: Unpleasant, Disgusting, Awful, Dreadful
Antonyms: Pleasant, Delightful, Attractive
Example: The spurious impact of channels on society is an issue of gruesome and far-reaching consequences.
Complicity (noun)
The fact or condition of being involved with others in an activity that is unlawful or morally wrong. सहापराधिता
Synonyms: Collusion, Collaboration, Connivance
Antonyms: Refusal, Ignorance
Example: He is accused of complicity in a large-scale bribery scheme.
Preclude (verb)
Prevent from happening. होने न देना
Synonyms: Prevent, Put a stop to, Prohibit
Antonyms: Allow, Permit, Encourage
Example: The secret nature of his work precluded official recognition.
Repugnant (adjective)
In conflict or incompatible with. विरुद्ध
Synonyms: Contradictory to, Opposed to, At variance with
Antonyms: Compatible, Congruous, Consistent
Example: We found his suggestion absolutely repugnant.
Insidious (adjective)
Spreading gradually or without being noticed, but causing serious harm. प्रच्छन्न रूप से
Synonyms: Subtle, Stealthy, Artful, Tricky
Antonyms: Harmless, Honest, Fair
Example: This trade recession will be just as insidious in its effects as any market blowout.
Pogrom (noun)
The organized killing of large numbers of people, because of their race or religion. सामूहिक हत्या
Synonyms: Massacre, Slaughter, Carnage, Bloodshed, Extermination, Genocide
Example: The film shows interviews with survivors of the pogrom.
Trumpet (verb)
Proclaim widely or loudly. घोषित करना
Synonyms: Announce, Declare, Promulgate
Antonyms: Withhold, Suppress
Example: Some politicians trumpet these results very loudly as some sort of achievement.
Cue (noun)
An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something. संकेत
Synonyms: Signal, Sign, Indication, Prompt, Intimation
Example: I think that's my cue to explain why I'm here.
Abhorrence (noun)
A feeling of revulsion; disgusted loathing. विद्वेष
Synonyms: Loathing, Detestation, Abomination
Antonyms: Adoration, Devotion, Passion
Example: The thought of marrying him filled her with abhorrence.
Holocaust (noun)
Destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war. प्रलय
Synonyms: Cataclysm, Catastrophe, Destruction, Demolition
Example: It was a real possibility that the entire world would end in a nuclear holocaust.
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Source: The Pioneer News · 15 Jan 2022The Govt and the SC are on same page on the need to bring about criminal law reforms.
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1. Synonym of Complicity
2. Antonym of Insidious
3. Synonym of Trumpet
4. Synonym of Pogrom
5. Synonym of Gruesome
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