10 new English words for 7 August 2018, each with its meaning, Hindi meaning, synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Learn them today and revise them with the daily quiz — useful for SSC, Bank, Railway, UPSC and IELTS.

1 Fetish (noun)

Fetish  - Excessive or irrational devotion to some activity.

Excessive or irrational devotion to some activity.

Hindi meaning: अंधभक्ति, आवश्यकता से अधिक ध्यान देना

Synonyms: Obsession, Mania, Fixation, Craze

Antonyms: Unconcerned, Indifference, Hatred, Nonchalance

Example: Dieting seems to be a <strong>fetish</strong> with some people

Trick: Ye itna fat aane pe bi Fetish hai fast food ke.

2 Panopticon (noun)

Panopticon  - A circular prison with cells arranged around a central well, from which prisoners could at all times be observed.

A circular prison with cells arranged around a central well, from which prisoners could at all times be observed.

Hindi meaning: गोल कैदखाना, गोलाकार जेल

Synonyms: Prison, Penitentiary, Calaboose, Jail

Antonyms: Outside, Release, Freedom

Example: He was engaged in negotiations with the government for the erection of a <strong> “Panopticon,” </strong> for the central inspection of convicts;

Trick: Con ko Panopticon me rka gya.

3 Paranoid (adjective)

Paranoid  - Feeling extremely nervous and worried because you believe that other people do not like you or are trying to harm you:

Feeling extremely nervous and worried because you believe that other people do not like you or are trying to harm you:

Hindi meaning: पागलपन-संबंधी, संविभ्रम रोगी

Synonyms: Neurotic, Psychotic, Fearful, Suspicious, Unstable

Antonyms: Stable, Normal, Sane

Example: He was so <strong>paranoid</strong> that he was afraid to walk the streets.

Trick: Android, ios ne logo ko Paranoid bna diya hai.

4 Abstraction (adverb)

Abstraction  - Something imagined or pictured in the mind.

Something imagined or pictured in the mind.

Hindi meaning: कल्पना, ख़याल

Synonyms: Cogitation, Concept, Idea, Impression, Notion

Antonyms: Actuality, Fact, Reality

Example: To people who have lived under one dictatorship after another, democracy and freedom are mere <strong>abstractions. </strong>

Trick: Distraction nhi hona chahiye Abstraction se

5 Parochialism (noun)

Parochialism  - A limited or narrow outlook, especially focused on a local area.

A limited or narrow outlook, especially focused on a local area.

Hindi meaning: प्रांतीयता, संकीर्णता

Synonyms: Narrow-Mindedness, Localism, Provincialism, Insularity

Antonyms: Broad-mindedness, Liberalism

Example: Let our cultural and ethnic diversity be a source of pride and strength, not <strong>parochialism</strong> and conflict.

Trick: Pero se chalkar to Parochialism kam hi ho paenge.

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6 Detention (noun)

Detention  - The action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody.

The action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody.

Hindi meaning: कारावास, कैद

Synonyms: Custody, Imprisonment, Confinement, Incarceration, Internment

Antonyms: Emancipation, Freedom, Liberation

Example: The fifteen people arrested were still in police <strong>detention</strong>

Trick: Tension ho gyi Detention ho gyi to.

7 Triage (noun)

Triage  - The process of examining problems in order to decide which ones are the most serious and must be dealt with first.

The process of examining problems in order to decide which ones are the most serious and must be dealt with first.

Hindi meaning: आपातकाल में कार्यवाही की प्राथमिकता का निर्धारण

Synonyms: Sort, Organise, Prioritise, Classify

Antonyms: Disorder, Disorganise, Disarrange, Mix-Up

Example: Nurses do<strong> triage</strong> in the emergency room.

Trick: Is age me inhone Triage nikala.

8 Dispensable (noun)

Dispensable  - Something not really needed and able to be replaced or done without.

Something not really needed and able to be replaced or done without.

Hindi meaning: छोड़ने के योग्य, अनावश्यक

Synonyms: Expendable, Disposable, Superfluous, Needless

Antonyms: Necessary, Vital, Crucial, Essential

Example: Computers have made typewriters <strong>dispensable</strong>.

Trick: This Pen ko Dispensable kar skte hai ab.

9 Gulag (noun)

Gulag  - A prison camp where conditions are extremely bad and the prisoners are forced to work very hard.

A prison camp where conditions are extremely bad and the prisoners are forced to work very hard.

Hindi meaning: अपराधों के दोषी पाए गए लोगों के लिए गंभीर कार्य जेल

Synonyms: Prison Camp, Labor Camp, Internment Camp, Servitude, Slavery

Example: About half of political prisoners in the <strong>Gulag</strong> camps were imprisoned without trial

Trick: Gulab nhi milte jail me Gulag milta hai.

10 Maschevillian (adjective)

Maschevillian  - Using clever but often dishonest methods that deceive people so that you can win power or control.

Using clever but often dishonest methods that deceive people so that you can win power or control.

Hindi meaning: कपटी, धूर्त, चालाक

Synonyms: Cunning, Devious, Insidious, Conniving, Deceitful

Antonyms: Ethical, Moral, Principled, Scrupulous

Example: During the war, the spy used <strong>Machiavellian</strong> strategies to steal military secrets.

Trick: Villian movie me Maschevillian hota hai.

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