10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Revulsion (noun)
A sense of disgust and loathing. घृणा
Synonyms: Disgust, Repulsion, Abhorrence, Repugnance, Detestation
Antonyms: Fondness, Liking, Fascination, Enticement
Example: When I saw my wife’s killer enter the courtroom, I felt revulsion and anger.
Cynical (adjective)
Believing that people are only interested in themselves and are not trustful of others. निंदक, दोषदर्शी
Synonyms: Pessimistic, Sceptical, Sardonic, Distrustful
Antonyms: Optimistic, Trusting, Believing
Example: My divorce has made me more cynical about relationships.
Fickle (adjective)
Likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly. चंचल
Synonyms: Capricious, Fluctuating, Mercurial, Unpredictable
Antonyms: Steadfast, Staunch, Immutable, Resolute
Example: When Marcia is in a fickle mood, she is happy one moment and then sad the next moment.
Innately (adverb)
As an inborn characteristic. स्वाभाविक रूप से
Synonyms: Naturally, Inherently, Intrinsically, Congenitally
Antonyms: Unnaturally, Artificially
Example: She was strong, patient and innately wise.
Heads will roll (idioms)
Someone will be severely punished. गंभीर रूप से दंडित करना
Synonyms: Castigate, Chastise, Reprimand, Upbraid
Antonyms: Pardon, Exonerate, Forgive
Example: Heads will roll when the principal sees the damaged classroom.
Palpable (adjective)
Obvious or intense and easily noticed. सुस्पष्ट, स्पर्शनीय
Synonyms: Perceptible, Discernible, Tangible, Detectable
Antonyms: Imperceptible, Indistinguishable, Undetectable
Example: The tension in the negotiating room was palpable.
Swagger (noun)
A very confident and arrogant or self-important gait or manner. अकड़ कर चलना, इठलाती चाल
Synonyms: Boastfulness, Arrogance, Ostentation, Bumptiousness
Antonyms: Humility, Modesty, Humbleness
Example: Swagger is arrogant confidence and not the same as humble confidence in yourself.
Alienate (noun)
Make (someone) feel isolated or estranged. पराया करना, दूर कर देना
Synonyms: Estrange, Separate, Sever, Distance
Antonyms: Unite, Join, Reconcile, Combine
Example: He felt alienated from his peers.
Perverted (adjective)
Having behaviour, especially sexual behaviour, to be immoral or unacceptable. भ्रष्ट, काम-विकृत
Synonyms: Corrupt, Abnormal, Debased, Debauched, Decadent
Antonyms: Ethical, Principled, Virtuous
Example: She told him he had a sick and perverted mind.
Incorporate (verb)
To include something as part of something larger. सम्मिलित करना, शामिल करना
Synonyms: Amalgamate, Include, Subsume, Assimilate, Integrate
Antonyms: Separate, Exclude, Unmix, Disjoin
Example: In order to provide a complete report, Henry and his staff incorporate the graphs and charts into the written text.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 1 Nov 2018It will come to nothing unless our society begins to bring up boys differently.
At the very moment when great threats are facing economic globalisation, quite an opposite trend has surfaced in the world of emotion and culture. The extraordinary speed with which the #MeToo movement has spread is a tribute to globalisation. Within a year, societies around the world have become astonishingly comfortable in discussing social and emotional issues which earlier they had swept under a carpet.
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1. Synonym of Innately
2. Antonym of Incorporate
3. Synonym of Cynical
4. Antonym of Heads will roll
5. Synonym of Alienate
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