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2 Quash (verb)

अमान्य घोषित करना

Quash meaning

To officially say that a decision made by a court is no longer legally acceptable or correct.

Synonyms: Overturn, Suppress, Repress, Invalidate

Antonyms: Validate, Permit, Approve, Allow

Example: His conviction was later quashed by the Court of Appeal.

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6 Enmity (noun)

शत्रुता

Enmity meaning

Feelings of hate towards somebody.

Synonyms: Hostility, Antagonism, Animosity, Malice

Antonyms: Amity, Affinity, Respect, Love

Example: Her action earned her the enmity of two or three colleagues.

7 Languish (verb)

अप्रिय स्थिति में दिन काटना

Languish meaning

To be forced to stay somewhere or suffer something unpleasant for a long time.

Synonyms: Suffer, Wither, Wilt

Antonyms: Flourish, Grow, Develop, Thrive

Example: She continues to languish in a foreign prison.

8 Incarceration (noun)

कैद

Incarceration meaning

The act of putting somebody in prison or in another place from which they cannot escape.

Synonyms: Imprisonment, Custody, Detention, Captivity

Antonyms: Freedom, Liberation, Independence, Redemption

Example: There have been angry protests about his arrest and incarceration.

9 Dissidents (noun)

विरोधी

Dissidents meaning

People who criticize their repressive government.

Synonyms: Protester, Rebel, Agitator, Separatist

Antonyms: Believer, Follower, Friend

Example: Dissidents were often imprisoned by the security police.

10 Vindictive (adjective)

प्रतिशोधी

Vindictive meaning

Showing a strong and unreasonable desire to harm or upset somebody because you think that they have harmed you.

Synonyms: Spiteful, Revengeful, Malicious, Vengeful, Rancorous

Antonyms: Compassionate, Kind, Merciful, Forgiver

Example: He accused her of being vindictive.

11 Duress (noun)

बलप्रयोग

Duress meaning

Threats or force that are used to make somebody do something.

Synonyms: Compulsion, Enforcement, Force, Pressure

Antonyms: Attention, Carefulness, Cautiousness, Attentively

Example: He signed the confession under duress.

12 Behemoth (noun)

विशालकाय

Behemoth meaning

Something that is very big and powerful, especially a company or organization.

Synonyms: Monster, Titan, Giant, Mammoth

Antonyms: Dwarf, Mite, Pygmy, Midget

Example: She works in a seventy-storey behemoth in Manhattan.

13 Onerous (adjective)

बोझील

Onerous meaning

Needing great effort; causing trouble or worry.

Synonyms: Taxing, Oppressive, Burdensome, Heavy

Antonyms: Simple, Light, Easy, Effortless

Example: The responsibilities of a huge home can be onerous.

14 Cynical (adjective)

दोषदर्शी

Cynical meaning

Believing that people only do things to help themselves rather than for good or honest reasons.

Synonyms: Misanthropic, Pessimistic, Skeptical, Incredulous

Antonyms: Credulous, Optimistic, Hopeful, Undoubting

Example: Do you have to be so cynical about everything?

15 Proffer (noun)

देना

Proffer meaning

To offer something to somebody, by holding it out to them.

Synonyms: Offer, Propose, Present, Extend

Antonyms: Keep, Hold, With Hold, Take Back

Example: Try this,’ she said, proffering a plate.

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