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4 Angst (noun)

बेचैनी, चिंता

Angst meaning

A feeling of great worry about a situation, or about your life.

Synonyms: Uneasiness, Anxiety, Restlessness, Perturbation

Antonyms: Peacefulness, Placidity, Tranquillity, Contentment

Example: I think there is a human dilemma, human pain and angst, and that it is very universal.

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6 Confound (verb)

रहस्यमय करना, चकरा देना

Confound meaning

To make somebody confused because they do not understand something.

Synonyms: Bewilder, Puzzle, Perplex, Baffle, Bemuse, Obfuscate, Nonplus

Antonyms: Clarify, Enlighten, Explicate

Example: I've always been confounded about why private schools are called public schools.

7 Incipient (adjective)

प्रारंभिक, उभरता हुआ

Incipient meaning

Beginning to happen or develop.

Synonyms: Dawning, Nascent, Embryonic, Inceptive, Rudimentary, Inchoate

Antonyms: Full-Blown, Fully-Fledged, Mature, Complete

Example: He could feel incipient anger building up.

8 Afflict (verb)

परेशान करना

Afflict meaning

To cause difficulty and problems for someone or something.

Synonyms: Bother, Ail, Bedevil, Beset

Antonyms: Aid, Abet, Facilitate, Support

Example: The government seems to have no understanding of what afflicts the country.

9 Ravage (verb)

नाश करना

Ravage meaning

Cause severe and extensive damage to.

Synonyms: Demolish, Plunder, Ruin, Devastate

Antonyms: Repair, Aid, Restore

Example: The forest was ravaged by fire.

10 Upheaval (noun)

अशांति, हंगामा

Upheaval meaning

A state of conflict or confusion

Synonyms: Turmoil, Turbulence, Tumult, Unrest, Ferment, Chaos

Antonyms: Peace, Calmness, Tranquility, Quietude

Example: Political Upheaval is spreading throughout the country.

11 Catapult (verb)

आगे को बढ़ाना, पहुंचा देना

Catapult meaning

Drive into a particular situation.

Synonyms: Propel, Spur, Hurl, Hurtle

Antonyms: Hinder, Impede, Check, Thwart

Example: The movie catapulted him to international stardom.

12 Perilously (adverb)

खतरनाक

Perilously meaning

Very dangerously.

Synonyms: Dangerously, Hazardously, Treacherously, Precariously

Antonyms: Safely, Securely, Innocuously, Benignly

Example: We came perilously close to disaster.

13 Besmirch (verb)

कलंक लगाना

Besmirch meaning

Damage the purity or integrity of.

Synonyms: Defile, Soil, Tarnish, Stain, Blemish, Sully

Antonyms: Improve, Upgrade, Enhance, Ameliorate

Example: By cheating, they have besmirched the good name of their country.

14 Fuse (verb)

Fuse meaning

to combine with something else; to make something combine with something else.

Synonyms: Merge, Meld, Blend, Mingle, Coalesce

Antonyms: Break Down, Sever, Split, Divide

Example: Australia's winemakers have fused modern science with traditional art’

15 Sway (verb)

प्रभावित करना

Sway meaning

To persuade somebody to believe something or do something.

Synonyms: Influence, Persuade, Lobby

Antonyms: Dissuade, Discourage, Advise Against

Example: He's easily swayed.

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