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1 Gruesome (adjective)

वीभत्स

Gruesome meaning

Extremely unpleasant.

Synonyms: Unpleasant, Disgusting, Awful, Dreadful

Antonyms: Pleasant, Delightful, Attractive

Example: The spurious impact of channels on society is an issue of gruesome and far-reaching consequences.

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2 Complicity (noun)

सहापराधिता

Complicity meaning

The fact or condition of being involved with others in an activity that is unlawful or morally wrong.

Synonyms: Collusion, Collaboration, Connivance

Antonyms: Refusal, Ignorance

Example: He is accused of complicity in a large-scale bribery scheme.

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5 Insidious (adjective)

प्रच्छन्न रूप से

Insidious meaning

Spreading gradually or without being noticed, but causing serious harm.

Synonyms: Subtle, Stealthy, Artful, Tricky

Antonyms: Harmless, Honest, Fair

Example: This trade recession will be just as insidious in its effects as any market blowout.

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6 Pogrom (noun)

सामूहिक हत्या

Pogrom meaning

The organized killing of large numbers of people, because of their race or religion.

Synonyms: Massacre, Slaughter, Carnage, Bloodshed, Extermination, Genocide

Example: The film shows interviews with survivors of the pogrom.

7 Trumpet (verb)

घोषित करना

Trumpet meaning

Proclaim widely or loudly.

Synonyms: Announce, Declare, Promulgate

Antonyms: Withhold, Suppress

Example: Some politicians trumpet these results very loudly as some sort of achievement.

8 Cue (noun)

संकेत

Cue meaning

An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.

Synonyms: Signal, Sign, Indication, Prompt, Intimation

Example: I think that's my cue to explain why I'm here.

9 Abhorrence (noun)

विद्वेष

Abhorrence meaning

A feeling of revulsion; disgusted loathing.

Synonyms: Loathing, Detestation, Abomination

Antonyms: Adoration, Devotion, Passion

Example: The thought of marrying him filled her with abhorrence.

10 Holocaust (noun)

प्रलय

Holocaust meaning

Destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war.

Synonyms: Cataclysm, Catastrophe, Destruction, Demolition

Example: It was a real possibility that the entire world would end in a nuclear holocaust.

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