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Cynical (adjective)

Not believing that something good will happen or that something is important. संशयात्मक

Synonyms: Sceptical, Doubtful, Distrustful, Unbelieving, Suspicious

Antonyms: Trusting, Hopeful, Believing

Example: I'm a bit cynical about the benefits of the plan.

Chunk (noun)

A fairly large amount of something. काफी मात्रा में

Synonyms: Fragment, Part, Bit

Antonyms: Whole, Total

Example: I've already written a fair chunk of the article.

Ominous (adjective)

Suggesting that something bad is going to happen in the future. अमंगलसूचक

Synonyms: Threatening, Foreboding, Inauspicious, Sinister, Unfavourable, unpromising

Antonyms: Unthreatening, Promising, Propitious, Encouraging

Example: There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.

Catastrophe (noun)

An event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering. तबाही बरबादी

Synonyms: Disaster, Calamity, Cataclysm, Tragedy, Blow, Adversity

Antonyms: Benefit, Advantage, Prosperity

Example: Early warnings of rising water levels prevented another major catastrophe.

Wrath (noun)

Extreme anger. प्रचण्ड क्रोध

Synonyms: Anger, Rage, Fury, Outrage

Antonyms: Pleasure, Delight, Happiness

Example: In mythology mortals generally fearsed the wrath of the powerful gods.

Predicament (noun)

A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation. दुर्दशा

Synonyms: Plight, Quandary, Quagmire, Crisis

Antonyms: Benefit, Advantage, Blessing

Example: Gamblers, and most civilians as well, are continually confronted with predicaments posed by uncertainty and chance.

Callous (adjective)

Not caring about other people’s feelings, pain or problems. निर्दयी

Synonyms: Cruel, Unfeeling, Heartless, Ruthless

Antonyms: Sympathetic, Compassionate, Merciful

Example: His callous comments about the murder made me shiver.

Siege (noun)

A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling those inside to surrender. घेराबंदी

Synonyms: Blockade, Beleaguerment, Encirclement

Example: The well was outside, and no one had thought to supply water before the siege.

Genocide (noun)

The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group. जातिसंहार

Synonyms: Massacre, Wholesale, slaughter, Racial killing

Example: We see indicators of genocide, and there is evidence that points in that direction.

Repatriation (noun)

The return of someone to their own country. देश-प्रत्यावर्तन

Synonyms: Return, Restitution, Revival

Example: He never argued for forced repatriation.