Unending trauma

The Times of India

Unending trauma
07,Dec,2019

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Brook (verb)

Meaning: To allow or accept something, esp. a difference of opinion or intention. होने देना, सहन करना

Synonyms: Tolerate, Endure, Countenance, Stomach, Thole

Antonyms: Resist, Disallow, Reject, Disapprove

Example: He would brook no interruptions from his listeners.

Ostracise (verb)

Meaning: To avoid someone intentionally, or to prevent someone from taking part in the activities of a group. बहिष्कार करना

Synonyms: Exclude, Banish, Shun, Boycott, Cold-Shoulder

Antonyms: Welcome, Accept, Include, Embrace

Example: The princess was ostracised for marrying a rich bourgeois.

Proponent (noun)

Meaning: A person who speaks publicly in support of a particular idea or plan of action. समर्थक

Synonyms: Supporter, Exponent, Adherent, Champion

Antonyms: Antagonist, Opponent, Detractor, Critic

Example: He is one of the leading proponents of capital punishment.

Antithetical (adjective)

Meaning: Directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible. विरोधात्मक, के विपरीत

Synonyms: Contrary To, Adverse, Contradictory, At Odds With

Antonyms: Identical, Analogous, Equivalent, Alike

Example: Their priorities are antithetical to those of environmentalists.

Warring (adjective)

Meaning: Warring countries or groups of people are at war with each other. युद्धरत

Synonyms: Fighting, Belligerent, Combatant, Conflicting, At Loggerheads

Antonyms: Friendly, Affable, Amicable, Cordial

Example: The warring sides have agreed on an unconditional ceasefire.

Smother (verb)

Meaning: To suppress expression or knowledge of something. दबाना, छिपना

Synonyms: Suppress, Conceal, Stifle, Repress, Restrain

Antonyms: Express, Vent, Articulate, Utter

Example: The girls tried to smother their giggles.

Assiduously (adverb)

Meaning: in a way that involves great care and attention to detail. परिश्रम से

Synonyms: Diligently, Sedulously, Painstakingly, Strenuously

Antonyms: Inactively, Indolently, Lazily, Idly

Example: Leaders worked assiduously to hammer out an action plan.

Hypocrisy (noun)

Meaning: The practice of claiming to have higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case. पाखंड, ढोंग

Synonyms: Pretence, Humbug, Posturing, Dissimulation

Antonyms: Sincerity, Genuineness, Candour, Naturalness

Example: It all turned out to be sham and hypocrisy.

Resoundingly (adverb)

Meaning: Completely or in a very definite way. भरपूर/पूर्ण रूप से

Synonyms: Definitely, Indubitably, Unquestionably, Emphatically

Antonyms: Ambiguously, Vaguely, Uncertainly, Indistinctly

Example: She was resoundingly supported by the spectators.

Steadfast (adjective)

Meaning: Staying the same for a long time and not changing quickly or unexpectedly. दृढ़, अचल

Synonyms: Resolute, Unwavering, Unfaltering, Unswerving

Antonyms: Hesitant, Dithering, Fluctuating, Teetering

Example: He remained steadfast in his belief.

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Source: The Times of India · 7 Dec 2019

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1. Synonym of Hypocrisy

2. Antonym of Ostracise

3. Synonym of Resoundingly

4. Antonym of Assiduously

5. Synonym of Warring

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