1 Dismal (adjective)
निराशाजनक
Pitifully or disgracefully bad.
Synonyms: Bad, Poor, Disgraceful, Terrible
Antonyms: Hopeful, Encouraging
Example: By that measure, too, Australia's recent performance looks dismal.
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1 Dismal (adjective)
निराशाजनक
Synonyms: Bad, Poor, Disgraceful, Terrible
Antonyms: Hopeful, Encouraging
Example: By that measure, too, Australia's recent performance looks dismal.
2 Dire (adjective)
बहुत बुरा
Synonyms: Defective, Substandard, Faulty, Imperfect, Below par
Antonyms: Perfect, Flawless, Sound
Example: The weather was absolutely dire.
3 Plummet (verb)
अचानक से गिरना
Synonyms: Plunge, Fall, Drop, Decline, Nosedive, Tumble
Antonyms: Rise, Ascend, Soar, Shoot-Up, Escalate
Example: Her spirits plummeted at the thought of meeting him again.
4 Reel (verb)
डगमगाना
Synonyms: Stagger, Lurch, Sway
Antonyms: Be steady, Stabilize, Settle
Example: He was reeling from a heavy blow and staggered back holding his face.
5 Booming (adjective)
बहुत फलता-फूलता
Synonyms: Flourishing, Burgeoning, Thriving
Antonyms: Failing, Depressed
Example: His activities coincide with a booming period of great popularity of the theaters.
6 Euphoria (noun)
सुखाभास
Synonyms: Elation, Happiness, Rapture, Glee
Antonyms: Despair, Sadness, Depression
Example: Even thinking about seeing it brings a feeling of euphoria so intense that I'm having to resist the urge to go and lie down.
7 Apprehend (verb)
समझना
Synonyms: Understand, Realize, Perceive, Recognize
Antonyms: Misunderstand, Misinterpret
Example: We enter a field of vision we could not otherwise apprehend.
8 Nasty (adjective)
गन्दा
Synonyms: Awful, Horrible, Terrible, Disgusting
Antonyms: Pleasant, Awesome, Delightful
Example: I had a nasty feeling that he would follow me.
9 Anchor (verb)
जमाना
Synonyms: Stick, Lodge, Implant
Antonyms: Uproot, Dislodge, Detach
Example: It is important that policy be anchored to some acceptable theoretical basis.
10 Fickle (adjective)
अस्थिर
Synonyms: Capricious, Inconstant, Changeable, Variable
Antonyms: Constant, Stable, Steady
Example: The weather here is notoriously fickle.
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