Trade in tatters on the global slump

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Trade in tatters  on the global slump
13,Apr,2020

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Jeopardy (noun)

Meaning- Danger of loss, harm, or failure. ख़तरा

Synonyms: Danger, Peril, Threat, Risk, Hazard, Menace

Antonyms: Safety, Security, Protection, Guard

Example: The civil war has put thousands of lives in jeopardy.

Maul (verb)

Meaning- To criticize something/somebody severely and publicly. आलोचना करना

Synonyms: Criticise, Denigrate, Savage, Censure, Lambaste

Antonyms: Praise, Commend, Laud, Compliment, Applaud

Example: During the trial she was mauled by the media.

Unravel (verb)

Meaning- To start to fail or no longer stay together as a whole. असफल होना

Synonyms: Fail, Collapse, Fall apart, Come apart, Go Wrong

Antonyms: Succeed, Satisfy, Win, Thrive

Example: The Government's immigration policy appears to be unravelling very quickly, with further changes announced today.

Tailspin (noun)

Meaning- A situation in which something starts to fail or lose value and gets more and more out of control. अनियंत्रित गिरावट

Synonyms: Fall, Crash, Downfall, Drop, Slip

Antonyms: Rise, Lift, Increase, Raise

Example: Following the announcement, share prices went into a tailspin.

Bleak (adjective)

Meaning- Not hopeful or encouraging. निराशाजनक

Synonyms: Unpromising, Unfavourable, Portentous, Hopeless, Discouraging

Antonyms: Encouraging, Hopeful, Promising, Propitious

Example: Prospects for the industry are extremely bleak.

Resuscitate (verb)

Meaning- Make (something) active or vigorous again. पुनर्जीवित करना

Synonyms: Revive, Regenerate, Revitalize, Renew, Renovate

Antonyms: Destroy, Suppress, Crush, Damage

Example: Measures to resuscitate the ailing economy.

Expatriate (noun)

Meaning- A person who lives outside their native country. निर्वासित

Synonyms: Settler, Migrant, Incomer, Refugee

Antonyms: Native, Inhabitant, Dweller, Local

Example: My family lived as expatriates in urban before I was born.

Intertwine (verb)

Meaning- To be or become very closely connected with something/somebody else. जुड़ा होना जोड़ना

Synonyms: Connect, Link, Join, Associate

Antonyms: Disassociate, Disconnect, Divide, Separate

Example: Their political careers had become closely intertwined.

Maelstrom (noun)

Meaning- A situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil. उथल-पुथल

Synonyms: Turbulence, Chaos, Turmoil, Disorder, Upheaval, Uproar

Antonyms: Calm, Peace, Order, Harmony

Example: The train station was a maelstrom of crowds.

Exodus (noun)

Meaning- A mass departure of people. गमन

Synonyms: Exit, Migration, Withdrawal, Evacuation, Egress

Antonyms: Arrival, Influx, Entrance, Coming

Example: The play was so awful that there was a general exodus from the theatre at the interval.

The editorial

Source: The Hindu · 13 Apr 2020

The WTO expects global goods trade volume to slump by as much as 32% in 2020.

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1. Synonym of Intertwine

2. Antonym of Expatriate

3. Synonym of Jeopardy

4. Antonym of Tailspin

5. Synonym of Maul

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