10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Miscarriage (noun)
Meaning: an unsuccessful outcome of something planned. विफलता
Synonyms: Collapse, Undoing, Setback, Lapse, Ruination
Antonyms: Success, Triumph, Conquest, Accomplishment
Example: I can imagine no greater miscarriage of justice than the execution of an innocent man.
Unsolicited (adjective)
Meaning: not asked for; given or done voluntarily. अनिवेदित, स्वेच्छापूर्वक
Synonyms: Unsought, Unprompted, Unbidden, Gratuitous, Spontaneous
Antonyms: Requested, Solicited, Besought, Petitioned, Implored
Example: This strange, unsolicited statement was to have further ramifications later on.
Heart-rending (adjective)
Meaning: causing great sadness or distress. मर्मभेदी
Synonyms: Distressing, Traumatic, Agonizing, Excruciating
Antonyms: Comforting, Solace, Soothe, Assuage
Example: It is really heartrending to see his own child sentenced.
Corroborate (verb)
Meaning: confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding). प्रमानित करना, सच्चा ठहराना
Synonyms: Ratify, Authenticate, Uphold, Substantiate, Bolster
Antonyms: Contradict, Negate, Belie
Example: There's nothing to corroborate your story.
Redemption (noun)
Meaning: the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil. छुटकारा
Synonyms: Absolution, Liberation, Emancipation
Antonyms: Enslavement, Punishment, Subjugation
Example: A charge is payable on redemption.
Rigour (noun)
Meaning: severity or strictness. कडापन, सख्ती
Synonyms: Austerity, Harshness, Savagery, Intransigence
Antonyms: Flexibility, Laxity, Leniency
Example: Those rogues were proceeded with the utmost rigour of the law.
Concoct (verb)
Meaning: create or devise (a story or plan). गढ़ना, योजना बनाना
Synonyms: Fabricate, Invent, Contrive, Devise, Formulate, Cook Up
Antonyms: Tell Truth
Example: John concocted an elaborate excuse for being late.
Frown (verb)
Meaning: disapprove of. असहमति प्रकट करना
Synonyms: Disfavor, Deprecate, Vilify, Object, Discountenance, Take Exception To
Antonyms: Approve, Laud, Endorse, Concede
Example: Gambling is frowned upon by some church authorities.
Irrationality (noun)
Meaning: the quality of being illogical or unreasonable. तर्कहीनता
Synonyms: Unreasonableness, Absurdity, Illogicality, Ludicrousness
Antonyms: Rationality, Sense, Logic, Reasonableness
Example: The sheer irrationality of continuing a policy doomed to failure.
Outrageously (adverb)
Meaning: in a shockingly bad or excessive way. अतिचार पूर्वक
Synonyms: Disgracefully, Offensively, Contemptibly, Despicably
Antonyms: Commendably, Understandably, Properly
Example: I think Caroline has behaved outrageously.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 8 May 2019A Hong Kong tycoon who lost $20 million in trading stock futures entrusted to a robot is suing the man who sold him the proposal but is not sure that he would succeed in realising damages. This highlights the kind of problems that people are likely to encounter when combinations of technologies work together to address critical functions and the end result turns out to be quite different from the one desired. Which technology to blame? Or the deployer of the technologies? Would regulation allow for such allocation of blame?
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1. Synonym of Miscarriage
2. Antonym of Frown
3. Synonym of Concoct
4. Antonym of Outrageously
5. Synonym of Heart-rending
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