1 Affront (noun)
अपमान
An action or remark that causes outrage or offence.
Synonyms: Insult, Offence, Indignity
Antonyms: Honor, Esteem
Example: Limits upon personal freedom and choice are an affront to all that is sacred.
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1 Affront (noun)
अपमान
Synonyms: Insult, Offence, Indignity
Antonyms: Honor, Esteem
Example: Limits upon personal freedom and choice are an affront to all that is sacred.
2 Frenzy (noun)
आवेश
Synonyms: Hysteria, Madness, Craze, Mania
Antonyms: Calmness, Peace
Example: Dozens of people come and go in a frenzy of excitement fuelled by coffee and politics.
3 Smear (verb)
बदनाम करना
Synonyms: Slander, Tarnish, Damage, Defame
Antonyms: Praise, Honor
Example: Someone was trying to smear her by faking letters.
4 Decry (verb)
निंदा करना
Synonyms: Condemn, Criticize, Censure
Antonyms: Praise, Approve, Applaud
Example: They decried human rights abuses.
5 Cudgel (noun)
गदा
Synonyms: Bludgeon, Baton, Mace
Example: As a pundit, he usually favored the shiv over the cudgel.
6 Batter (verb)
बिगाड़ना
Synonyms: Damage, Impair, Spoil, Harm
Antonyms: Restore, Repair, Fix
Example: Severe winds have been battering the north coast.
7 Rogue (noun)
कपटी मनुष्य
Synonyms: Scamp, Devil, Imp
Example: He is a likeable enough rogue, worthy of lenient treatment by this Court.
8 Demonise (verb)
दुष्ट और धमकी के रूप में चित्रित करना
Synonyms: Vilify, Disparage, Diabolize
Antonyms: Honour, Celebrate
Example: Each side will demonise the other for support of their cause.
9 Appeasement (noun)
मनुहार
Synonyms: Conciliation, Placation, Pacification, Palliation, Pacification
Antonyms: Provocation, Aggravation, Disagreement
Example: This is not a time for political accommodation or popular appeasement.
10 Intimidation (noun)
डराना-धमकाना
Synonyms: Terrifying, Frightening, Unnerving, Daunting, Browbeating
Example: Confidence in the strength of their ideas will give people the will to stand up to the threats and intimidation.
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