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1 Prohibition (noun)

निषेध

Prohibition meaning

The action of forbidding something, especially by law.

Synonyms: Banning, Forbidding, Prohibiting, Barring

Antonyms: Freedom, Incitement, Support, Wildness

Example: She has promised to implement prohibition in a phased manner.

2 Halted (verb)

लड़खड़ाता

Halted meaning

Slow and hesitant, especially through lack of confidence

Synonyms: Awkward, Clumsy, Labored, Stumbling

Antonyms: Adroit, Clever, Dexterous, Easy

Example: She answered in a halting voice.

3 Consecutive (adjective)

लगातार

Consecutive meaning

Following each other continuously.

Synonyms: Succeeding, Following, Running, Continuous

Antonyms: Separate, Broken, Discontinuous, Infrequent

Example: I was amazed that she contradicted herself in consecutive sentences.

4 Severe (adjective)

गंभीर

Severe meaning

Intense

Synonyms: Acute, Serious, Grave, Critical

Antonyms: Minor, Negligible, Gentle, Amenable

Example: The storm caused severe damage to the roof.

5 Moderate (adjective)

घटाना

Moderate meaning

Make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent.

Synonyms: Adulterated, Cut, Dilute, Impaired

Antonyms: Strong, Concentrated, Enriched, Strengthened

Example: They moderated their demands when the police arrived.

6 Compliant (adjective)

अनुपालन

Compliant meaning

The action or fact of complying with a wish or command.

Synonyms: Adherence, Conformance, Conformity, Observation

Antonyms: Defiance, Disobedience, Intractability, Recalcitrance

Example: We monitor firms to ensure compliance with the law.

7 Augmentation (noun)

वृद्धि

Augmentation meaning

The action or process of making or becoming greater in size or amount.

Synonyms: Enhancement, Enlargement, Accession, Addition

Antonyms: Compression, Contraction, Decline, Decrease

Example: I think of making computers smarter as intelligence augmentation.

8 Monitor (noun)

नजर रखी

Monitor meaning

Observe and check the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time.

Synonyms: Coordinated, Managed, Organized, Standardized

Antonyms: Indefinite, Unfixed, Confused, Disarranged

Example: We need to monitor the transaction of smaller deals.

9 Mitigate (verb)

शमन

Mitigate meaning

The action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.

Synonyms: Alleviate, Assuage, Lighten, Relieve

Antonyms: Disqualification, Inability, Inaptitude, Lack

Example: She raised her kerchief to her nose to mitigate the stench.

10 Stubble (noun)

खूंटी

Stubble meaning

The very short hairs on someone's skin when they have not shaved recently,

Synonyms: Shaggy, Unshaven, Barbate, Whiskered

Antonyms: Unbearded, Unhirsute, Uncover

Example: He is a slight man in middle age with short, grey hair and a stubble beard.

11 Propaganda (noun)

प्रचार

Propaganda meaning

Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.

Synonyms: Information, Advertising, Promotion, Advocacy

Antonyms: Truth, Facts, Honesty, Details

Example: He was accused of spreading propaganda.

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 Sinking (verb)

डूबना

Sinking meaning

Go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged.

Synonyms: Drop, Fall, Descend, Disappear

Antonyms: Alive, Living, Breathing, Surviving

Example: I began to have a sinking feeling that I was not going to get rid of her.

14 Debt (noun)

कर्ज़

Debt meaning

An amount of money that you owe to somebody.

Synonyms: Bill, Account, Tally, Dues.

Antonyms: Irresponsibility, Asset, Cash, Excess.

Example: I am deep/heavily in debt.

15 Trauma (noun)

सदमा

Trauma meaning

A deeply distressing or disturbing experience.

Synonyms: Injury, Damage, Hurt, Wound

Antonyms: Healing, Peace, Goodwill.

Example: She never fully recovered from the traumas she suffered during her childhood.

16 Bleakness (noun)

उजाड़

Bleakness meaning

Lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements.

Synonyms: Bare, Exposed, Desolate, Denuded

Antonyms: Lush, Verdant

Example: Life at home can be bleak.

17 Estimated (adjective)

अनुमानित

Estimated meaning

Roughly calculated

Synonyms: Appraisal, Assessment, Conclusion, Estimation

Antonyms: Ignorance, Fact, Truth

Example: They estimated the distance at about three miles.

18 Boycotted (verb)

बहिष्कार करना

Boycotted meaning

Withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.

Synonyms: Snub, Avoid, Spurn, Shun

Antonyms: Support, Accept, Allow, Approve

Example: They boycotted the city's bus system.

19 Pitching (verb)

ढलवाँ

Pitching meaning

Sloping and not flat.

Synonyms: Throw, Toss, Fling, Flip

Antonyms: Depart, Disarrange, Displace, Forget

Example: She was calling out to him in a high-pitched sound.

20 Inaugurated (verb)

अभिषेक करना

Inaugurated meaning

Begin or introduce (a system, policy, or period).

Synonyms: Initiate, Begin, Start, Institute

Antonyms: End, Wind Up, Conclude, Finish

Example: The new President will be inaugurated on January 20.

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