1 Bewilderment (noun)
घबराहट
A feeling of being perplexed and confused.
Synonyms: Puzzlement, Perplexity, Bafflement
Antonyms: Certainty, Assurance, Clarity
Example: There was bewilderment at the sudden change.
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1 Bewilderment (noun)
घबराहट
Synonyms: Puzzlement, Perplexity, Bafflement
Antonyms: Certainty, Assurance, Clarity
Example: There was bewilderment at the sudden change.
2 Allegory (noun)
नीति कथा
Synonyms: Parable, Analogy, Symbol
Example: No one would want to be so foolish as to suggest that this poem is an allegory of trouble in the Church.
3 Decipher (verb)
समझना
Synonyms: Comprehend, Interpret, Perceive
Antonyms: Confuse, Misinterpret, Misunderstand
Example: Can anyone decipher his handwriting?
4 Ferocity (noun)
क्रूरता
Synonyms: Brutality, Barbarity, Fierceness
Antonyms: Gentleness, Mildness
Example: She hated him with a ferocity that astonished her.
5 Dire (adjective)
भीषण
Synonyms: Defective, Substandard, Faulty, Imperfect, Below par
Antonyms: Perfect, Flawless, Sound
Example: The weather was absolutely dire.
6 Poignant (adjective)
हृदयस्पर्शी
Synonyms: Touching, Moving, Saddening, Disturbing
Antonyms: Unemotional, Dull
Example: It is a book that can be witty, moving or poignant, all at the same time.
7 Erasure (noun)
मिटाना
Synonyms: Deletion, Rubbing out, Wiping out
Example: It will only be these rough notes which will be liable to erasure.
8 Stride (noun)
प्रगति
Synonyms: Progress, Advance, Make progress
Example: Great strides have been made towards equality.
9 Refute (verb)
झूठा ठहराना
Synonyms: Disprove, Rebut, Invalidate, Confute
Antonyms: Prove, Confirm
Example: Most incorrect or incoherent claims are easily refuted by experience or logic but religious concepts are different.
10 Adroitly (adverb)
कुशलता से
Synonyms: Dexterously, Skilfuly, Deftly, Expertly
Antonyms: Ineptly, Clumsily, Awkwardly, Poorly
Example: He adroitly avoided answering my questions.
11 Exuberance (noun)
उल्लास
Synonyms: Cheerfulness, Jauntiness, Buoyancy, Joy
Antonyms: Dullness, Depression
Example: There is no exuberance or shouts of joy in any of these photographs.
12 Salvage (verb)
नुक़सान होने से बचाना
Synonyms: Retain, Preserve, Conserve
Antonyms: Harm, Lose
Example: In the last minute of injury time Ireland closed a one-goal deficit with Germany to salvage a draw.
13 Façade (noun)
मुखौटा
Synonyms: False display, Pretence, Charade
Example: Her flawless public facade masked private despair.
14 Lapidary (noun)
संक्षिप्त
Synonyms: Concise, Succinct, Pithy
Antonyms: Lengthy, Wordy
Example: To be successful, it had to be concise, dignified and durable; in short, lapidary.
15 Hearsay (noun)
अफवाह
Synonyms: Rumour, Gossip, Tattle
Antonyms: Truth, Reality
Example: ‘I must highlight that this could be bad information and hearsay.
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