10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Grievance (noun)
Meaning: A complaint or a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly. शिकायत
Synonyms: Complaint, Objection, Grumble, Grouse
Antonyms: Compliment, Praise, Flattery, Commendation
Example: He had a personal grievance against the professor.
Strike Down (verb)
Meaning: To decide that a law is illegal and should not apply. समाप्त करना
Synonyms: Invalidate, Nullify, Annul, Revoke
Antonyms: Approve, Sanction, Permit, Validate
Example: The law was struck down as unconstitutional.
Reputed (adjective)
Meaning: Generally thought to be something or to have done something, although this is not certain. तथाकथित
Synonyms: Supposed, Putative, Reckoned, Alleged
Antonyms: Real, Actual, True, Genuine
Example: He is reputed to be the best rapper in the country.
Meticulous (adjective)
Meaning: Paying careful attention to every detail. अतिसावधान
Synonyms: Careful, Conscientious, Scrupulous, Punctilious
Antonyms: Inconsiderate, Sloppy, Slapdash, Reckless
Example: He's always meticulous in keeping the records up to date.
Empirical (adjective)
Meaning: Based on experiments or experience rather than ideas or theories. प्रयोगसिद्ध
Synonyms: Practical, Pragmatic, Experimental, Applied
Antonyms: Theoretical, Hypothetical, Unobserved, Conjectural
Example: They provided considerable empirical evidence to support their argument.
Corollary (noun)
Meaning: A situation, an argument or a fact that is the natural and direct result of another one. स्वाभाविक परिणाम
Synonyms: Consequence, Repercussion, Reverberation, Aftermath
Antonyms: Cause, Origin, Grounds, Basis
Example: The huge increases in unemployment were the corollary of expenditure cuts.
Holistic (adjective)
Meaning: Considering a whole thing or being to be more than a collection of parts. समग्र रूप से
Synonyms: Entire, Integrated, Comprehensive, Inclusive
Antonyms: Fragmental, Partial, Incomplete, Fractional
Example: My doctor takes a holistic approach to disease.
Prestigious (adjective)
Meaning: Respected and admired as very important or of very high quality. प्रतिष्ठित
Synonyms: Reputable, Esteemed, Distinguished, Renowned
Antonyms: Common, Insignificant, Ordinary, Humble
Example: He is set to take on the most prestigious daily newspaper job in Scotland.
Stigmatise (verb)
Meaning: To treat somebody in a way that makes them feel that they are very bad or unimportant. कलंकित करना
Synonyms: Discredit, Dishonour, Defame, Disparage
Antonyms: Approve, Commend, Compliment, Exalt
Example: People should not be stigmatized on the basis of race.
Disconcertingly (adverb)
Meaning: In a way that makes somebody feel anxious, confused or embarrassed. व्याकुलता उत्पन्न करते हुए
Synonyms: Unnervingly, Upsettingly, Perturbingly, Disturbingly
Antonyms: Comfortably, Conveniently, Pleasingly, Agreeably
Example: She looks disconcertingly like a familiar aunt or grandmother.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 12 Oct 2019The reported demerger of Flipkart subsidiary PhonePe to convert it into a direct holding of Flipkart parent Walmart at a valuation of about $10 billion is a significant and positive development. Images of this triggering another Klondike rush of alternate investment prospectors hunting for hidden gold in Indian startups might exaggerate matters, but not by much. Walmart acquired Flipkart for close to $17 billion. If the demerged subsidiary alone has a value of $10 billion, this would make the acquisition a bargain for Walmart. The move also attests to the technological cutting edge occupied by Indian payment apps and the big market that India represents for digital payments. It also pays tribute to the wisdom of the vision that set up the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) in 2008 and, subsequently, Aadhaar and the associated India Stack, a clutch of application programming interfaces (APIs) for developing Aadhaar-linked applications, which spawned the United Payments Interface (UPI) and apps like PhonePe that use UPI.
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1. Synonym of Empirical
2. Antonym of Holistic
3. Synonym of Strike Down
4. Antonym of Grievance
5. Synonym of Prestigious
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