10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Unleash (verb)
Meaning- To suddenly let a strong force, emotion, etc. be felt or have an effect. उन्मुक्त करना
Synonyms: Release, Vent, Express, Air, Take out
Antonyms: Control, Handle, Manage, Hold, Restrain
Example: The government's proposals unleashed a storm of protest in the press.
Resuscitate (verb)
Meaning- Make (something) active or vigorous again. पुनर्जीवित करना
Synonyms: Revive, Revitalize, Reinvigorate, Restore, Reanimate
Antonyms: Destroy, Crush, Suppress, Damage
Example: The film-makers should be given full marks for resuscitating this story and bringing it to the screen.
Malaise (noun)
Meaning-A general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease whose exact cause is difficult to identify. बेचैनी
Synonyms: Restlessness, Uneasiness, Discomfort, Lassitude, Anguish
Antonyms: Comfort, Ease, Well-Being, Calmness
Example: The latest crime figures are merely symptomatic of a wider malaise in society.
Afflict (verb)
Meaning- To affect somebody/something in an unpleasant or harmful way. सताना कष्ट देना
Synonyms: Bother, Exasperate, Torture, Oppress, Trouble, Smite
Antonyms: Relieve, Soothe, Comfort, Please
Example: Severe drought has afflicted the region.
Underpinning (noun)
Meaning- Something that supports or forms the basis of an argument, a claim, etc. नया आधार लगाना
Synonyms: Foundation, Meat, Kernel, Core, Basis, Marrow
Example: The fact that it had a theoretical underpinning was true but essentially an element.
Inevitable (adjective)
Meaning- That you cannot avoid or prevent. जो टल न सके
Synonyms: Unavoidable, Certain, Sure, Unpreventable, Bound To Happen
Antonyms: Evitable, Uncertain, Avoidable, Unsure
Example: The ketchup has to be there on every table.
Slam (verb)
Meaning- To criticize somebody/something very strongly. कटु आलोचना करना
Synonyms: Censure, Criticise, Condemn, Cast aspersions on, Inveigh against
Antonyms: Praise, Compliment, Laud, Commend
Example: The government has been slammed for failing to take firm action against drinking and driving.
Entrenchment (noun)
Meaning- The fact of something being strongly established. दृढ़ स्थिति
Synonyms: Establishment, Settlement, Installment, Embedded
Antonyms: Withdrawal, Removal, Detachment
Example: This book demonstrates the entrenchment of certain views and paradigms in financial history.
Malfeasance (noun)
Meaning: The doing of a wrongful or illegal act, esp. by a public official. जुर्म अपराध
Synonyms: Misconduct, Impropriety, Wrongdoing, Transgression
Antonyms: Manners, Obedience, Submissiveness, Decorum
Example: There was clear evidence of malfeasance.
Consonance (noun)
Meaning- Agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions. सामंजस्य
Synonyms: Agreement, Concord, Accordance, Conformity, Harmony
Antonyms: Disagreement, Incongruence, Dissonance, Discord
Example: A policy that is popular because of its consonance with traditional party doctrine.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 9 May 2020We welcome the move by BJP states Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh — with Gujarat seeking to follow suit via an Ordinance — to temporarily suspend the operation of labour laws, to help production struggle its way out of the hole in which it finds itself in the wake of seven weeks of lockdown. India had 45 labour laws at the level of the Centre and about 200 labour laws at the level of the states, till the Modi government decided to streamline the central laws into four codes on industrial relations, wages, social security and occupational safety. The last three have been legislated into law, while the first one remains a work in progress. Compliance with the maze of laws has been a stumbling block for industry.
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1. Synonym of Unleash
2. Antonym of Consonance
3. Synonym of Entrenchment
4. Antonym of Malaise
5. Synonym of Underpinning
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