10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Abrogate (verb)
Meaning: To officially end a law, an agreement, etc. रद्द करना
Synonyms: Invalidate, Repeal, Rescind, Annul
Antonyms: Approve, Institute, Enact, Ratify, Sanction
Example: The rule has been abrogated by mutual consent.
Coup (noun)
Meaning: A sudden change of government that is illegal and often violent. तख्तापलट
Synonyms: Seizure of Power, Overthrow, Takeover, Ousting, Deposition
Antonyms: Establishment, Election
Example: There are reports coming out of that region of a possible military coup.
Understate (verb)
Meaning: To state that something is smaller, less important or less serious than it really is. कम महत्व देना
Synonyms: Diminish, Belittle, Play Down, Minimise
Antonyms: Exaggerate, Overvalue, Amplify, Magnify, Overrate
Example: It would be a mistake to understate the seriousness of the problem.
Repercussion (noun)
Meaning: The effect that an action, event, or decision has on something, especially a bad effect. प्रतिक्रिया, प्रभाव
Synonyms: Outcome, Consequence, Upshot, Corollary, Ramification
Antonyms: Cause, Reason, Origin, Basis
Example: Smoking regularly could have serious repercussions.
Rally (verb)
Meaning: To come together or bring people together in order to help or support somebody/something. जुटाना
Synonyms: Assemble, Muster, Marshal, Mobilize,
Antonyms: Separate, Disperse, Disband, Divide, Split
Example: The country hastily rallied its defences.
Dispense (verb)
Meaning: Distribute or provide (a service or information) to a number of people. प्रदान करना
Synonyms: Distribute, Bestow, Confer, Hand Out, Furnish
Antonyms: Keep, Withhold, Retain
Example: It's their job to dispense information effectively and accurately.
Wrath (noun)
Meaning: Extreme anger. प्रचण्ड क्रोध
Synonyms: Rage, Exasperation, Ire, Dudgeon
Antonyms: Calmness, Composure, Equanimity, Serenity
Example: He fled the country to escape the king’s wrath.
Aspersion (noun)
Meaning: An attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something. अभिसिंचन
Synonyms: Defamation, Slander, Calumny, Smear
Antonyms: Praise, Compliment, Commendation, Admiration
Example: I wouldn't want to cast aspersions on your honesty.
Clenched (adjective)
Meaning: (of the fingers or hand) closed into a tight ball. भींचे
Synonyms: Clutched, Clinched, Clasped, Clamped
Antonyms: Loosened, Released, Unfastened
Example: He struck the wall with his clenched fist.
Jarring (adjective)
Meaning: Having an unpleasant or annoying effect. अप्रिय
Synonyms: Unpleasant, Grating, Upsetting, Grating
Antonyms: Calming, Soothing, Palliative, Reassuring
Example: Her comments on future policy introduced a jarring note to the proceedings.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 30 Dec 2019But in their silence in the High Treason case, Pakistan’s political parties are only strengthening the military’s hands.
Many of those who have supported democracy in Pakistan since its inception in 1970 and after the Constitution of Pakistan was promulgated in 1973, have demanded that the two military generals who undertook coups and abrogated the Constitution, be held accountable. Both General Zia-ul-Haq (1977) and General Pervez Musharraf (1999) were able to convince the superior judiciary that their coups to dismiss elected governments were in the “national interest”, with both coups being validated by the superior judiciary, and neither of the two coup-makers held accountable for his actions. In fact, provisions were subsequently introduced into the Constitution on both occasions, which ratified such action through Parliament granting impunity for numerous unconstitutional acts.
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1. Synonym of Aspersion
2. Antonym of Clenched
3. Synonym of Dispense
4. Antonym of Jarring
5. Synonym of Abrogate
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