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1 Alliance (noun)

संधि

Alliance meaning

A union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.

Synonyms: Association, League, Compact, Concordat

Antonyms: Dissociation, Disaffiliation, Separation, Severance

Example: We need to form a closer alliance between government and industry.

2 Criticism (noun)

आलोचना

Criticism meaning

What you think is bad about somebody/something.

Synonyms: Censure, Reproval, Condemnation, Denunciation

Antonyms: Approve, Commend, Compliment, Exonerate.

Example: There was much public criticism directed at the senator.

3 Faction (noun)

दल

Faction meaning

A small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.

Synonyms: Clan, Gang, Junta, Minority

Antonyms: Individual, Whole, Agreement, Conformity

Example: There are factions within groups and groups within factions.

4 Discrimination (noun)

साथ भेदभाव

Discrimination meaning

Make an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of ethnicity, sex, age, or disability.

Synonyms: Bigotry, Favoritism, Hatred, Inequity

Antonyms: Equity, Fairness, Impartiality, Justice

Example: She felt she had been discriminated against because of her age.

5 Allies (noun)

मित्र-राष्ट्र

Allies meaning

A state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose.

Synonyms: Associate, Colleague, Friend, Partner

Antonyms: Antagonist, Detractor, Enemy, Foe

Example: India and its Asian allies.

6 Preserve (verb)

संरक्षित

Preserve meaning

Maintain (something) in its original or existing state.

Synonyms: Untouched, Uncontaminated, Unspoiled, Pristine

Antonyms: Decayed, Decomposed, Corrupted, Spoiled

Example: The fossil was well preserved.

7 Divert (verb)

ध्यान हटाना

Divert meaning

Cause (someone or something) to change course or turn from one direction to another.

Synonyms: Alter, Deflect, Redirect, Switch

Antonyms: Stay, Straighten, Anger, Be Direct

Example: Police diverted traffic to a side street.

8 Persecuting (verb)

सताना

Persecuting meaning

Subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation or their political beliefs.

Synonyms: Expel, Harass, Hound, Injure

Antonyms: Aid, Assist, Delight, Help

Example: The country's leaders relentlessly persecuted those who fought against the regime.

9 Announced (verb)

घोषणा

Announced meaning

Make a formal public statement about a fact, occurrence, or intention.

Synonyms: Call, Declare, Disclose, Issue

Antonyms: Conceal, Hide, Hold, Keep

Example: The government announced a cut in taxes.

10 Alleged (adjective)

कथित

Alleged meaning

Said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality.

Synonyms: Supposed, Professed, Purported, Apparent

Antonyms: Proved, Verifiable, Stated, Tried-And-True.

Example: But sometimes there is also an element of fraud from the alleged victim.

11 Seek (verb)

मांगना

Seek meaning

Attempt to find (something).

Synonyms: Explore, Follow, Investigate, Pursue

Antonyms: Ignore, Shun, Answer, Find

Example: The office is seeking a salesperson.

12 Slammed (verb)

पराजित करना

Slammed meaning

Shut (a door, window, or lid) forcefully and loudly.

Synonyms: Bang, Attacked, Scolded, Blasted

Antonyms: Loose, Open, Slack, Unsealed

Example: He slammed the door in my face.

13 Coalition (noun)

गठबंधन

Coalition meaning

A temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government.

Synonyms: Alliance, Affiliation, Caucus, Federation

Antonyms: Detachment, Disengagement, Disjoining, Dissolution

Example: The groups united to form a coalition.

14 Conservative (adjective)

अनुदार

Conservative meaning

Averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values.

Synonyms: Traditional, Conventional, Orthodox, Stable

Antonyms: Incautious, Changeable, Inconstant, Unfixed

Example: The new judge is 50-year-old David Suitor who's regarded as a conservative.

15 Claimed (verb)

दावा

Claimed meaning

State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

Synonyms: Assert, Declare, Profess, Affirm

Antonyms: Disclaim, Answer, Honesty, Truth

Example: The man claimed (that) he was a long-lost relative.

16 Overwhelming (adjective)

ज़बर्दस्त

Overwhelming meaning

Very great in amount.

Synonyms: Amazing, Astounding, Crushing, Devastating

Antonyms: Resistible, Temperate, Superficial, Moderate

Example: She felt an overwhelming desire to have another child.

17 Pandemic (noun)

महामारी

Pandemic meaning

A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease over a whole country or the world at a particular time.

Synonyms: Widespread, Prevalent, Pervasive, Global

Antonyms: Exclusive, Extraordinary, Incomplete, Individual

Example: Their arrival in the colony could not have been more badly timed, coinciding with the 1918 influenza pandemic.

18 Struggling (adjective)

संघर्षरत

Struggling meaning

Striving to achieve or attain something in the face of difficulty or resistance.

Synonyms: Excruciating, Harrowing, Intense, Tortuous

Antonyms: Pleasant, Pleasing, Successful, Prospering

Example: She's struggling to survive.

19 Praised (verb)

प्रशस्त

Praised meaning

Express warm approval or admiration of.

Synonyms: Exalted, Aided, Blessed, Celebrated

Antonyms: Criticize, Condemn, Blame, Censure

Example: He should be praised for his honesty.

20 Accession (noun)

परिग्रहण

Accession meaning

The time when someone starts a position of authority, especially a king or queen

Synonyms: Enlargement, Extension, Accretion, Addition

Antonyms: Abridgment, Compression, Decrease, Reduction

Example: The accession of the new president was a splendid pageant.

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