10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Fragmentation (noun)
Meaning: the process or state of breaking or being broken into fragments. विखंडन
Synonyms: Disintegration, Shattering, Crumbling, Breakup
Antonyms: Fusion, Synthesis, Unification, Merging
Example: We can't accept the fragmentation of the country.
Invigorate (verb)
Meaning: give strength or energy to. मज़बूत करना, सक्रिय करना
Synonyms: Revitalize, Vivify, Rejuvenate, Enliven, Animate, Fortify, Refreshing
Antonyms: Enervate, Enfeeble, Devitalize, Prostrate, Drain
Example: To invigorate the domestic economy, we began with the countryside.
Proliferation (noun)
Meaning: rapid increase in the number or amount of something. तीव्र वृद्धि, प्रसार
Synonyms: Growth, Multiplication, Escalation, Mushrooming, Snowballing, Buildout
Antonyms: Decline, Abatement, Fall, Plunge, Plummet
Example: We are sick and tired of the proliferation of guns.
Abscond (verb)
Meaning: leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape from custody or avoid arrest. फ़रार होना, भाग जाना
Synonyms: Escape, Bolt, Flee, Decamp, Scarper, Run Off
Antonyms: Yield, Remain, Surrender
Example: You cannot abscond from your responsibilities.
Treachery (noun)
Meaning: betrayal of trust. विश्वासघात
Synonyms: Perfidy, Infidelity, Duplicity, Treason, Sedition, Deceitfulness
Antonyms: Loyalty, Faithfulness, Constancy, Steadfastness
Example: Many died because of his treachery.
Insurgency (noun)
Meaning: an active revolt or uprising. विद्रोह, बग़ावत
Synonyms: Insurrection, Rebellion, Revolution, Revolt, Uprising, Mutiny
Antonyms: Obedience, Submission, Conformity
Example: The debate around the insurgency sharpened.
Disparity (noun)
Meaning: a great difference. असमानता, भेद
Synonyms: Discrepancy, Inconsistency, Incongruity, Disproportion, Contrast
Antonyms: Parity, Equivalence, Uniformity, Correspondence
Example: We are still seeing a disparity between men's and women's salaries.
Herald (verb)
Meaning: be a sign that (something) is about to happen. सूचना देना
Synonyms: Indicate, Presage, Augur, Portend, Foreshadow
Antonyms: Hide, Conceal, Withhold
Example: The speech heralded a change in policy.
Quiescence (noun)
Meaning: inactivity. निष्क्रियता
Synonyms: Dormancy, Latency, Inertness, Inertia, Stagnation
Antonyms: Action, Activity, Movement
Example: This method has been shown to induce sleep-like quiescence in adult animals.
Abjection (noun)
Meaning: extremely bad or unpleasant conditions; great suffering of the mind or body दुर्गति, दुखित
Synonyms: Wretchedness, Misery, Desolation, Despondence, Abjectness
Antonyms: Cheerfulness, Hopefulness, Exuberance, Optimism
Example: The abjection and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 24 May 2019This editorial is for Prime members
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1. Synonym of Invigorate
2. Antonym of Disparity
3. Synonym of Quiescence
4. Antonym of Treachery
5. Synonym of Proliferation
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