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1 Confrontation (noun)

सामना होना

Confrontation meaning

Come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent.

Synonyms: Accost, Defy, Encounter, Meet

Antonyms: Avoid, Dodge, Evade, Surrender

Example: They confronted the invaders at the shore.

2 Aggression (noun)

आक्रामक

Aggression meaning

Ready or likely to attack or confront

Synonyms: Combative, Contentious, Destructive, Intrusive

Antonyms: Calm, Complaisant, Easygoing, Laid-Back

Example: He started to get aggressive and began to shout.

3 Disputed (verb)

विवादित

Disputed meaning

Argue about (something).

Synonyms: Debate, Discuss, Quarrel, Argue

Antonyms: Certain, Definite, Sure, Agreeable

Example: You can dispute your bill if you believe it is inaccurate.

4 Accompanying (adjective)

के साथ

Accompanying meaning

Go somewhere with (someone) as a companion or escort.

Synonyms: Abetted, Advised, Assisted, Backed

Antonyms: Discouraged, Harmed, Hindered, Impeded

Example: She will accompany me to the store.

5 Impede (verb)

रोकना

Impede meaning

Delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them.

Synonyms: Obstruct, Hamper, Delay, Disrupt.

Antonyms: Gone, Past, Distant, Later

Example: We need to challenge the laws that impede progress.

6 Coercion (noun)

दबाव

Coercion meaning

The practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.

Synonyms: Duress, Intimidation, Persuasion, Bullying

Antonyms: Consent, Agreement, Approval, Permission

Example: It was vital that the elections should be free of coercion or intimidation.

7 Convey (verb)

अवगत करा

Convey meaning

Transport or carry to a place.

Synonyms: Bring, Send, Transfer, Transmit

Antonyms: Receive, Take, Deny, Discourage

Example: The singer was conveyed from her hotel to the airport by limousine.

8 Contingent (adjective)

निर्भर

Contingent meaning

Subject to chance.

Synonyms: Accidental, Fortuitous, Possible, Unforeseen

Antonyms: Predictable, Designed, Essential, Planned

Example: Our plans are contingent on the weather.

9 Summoned (verb)

बुलवाना

Summoned meaning

Order (someone) to be present.

Synonyms: Ask, Assemble, Call, Convene

Antonyms: Answer, Cancel, Disperse, Divide

Example: He was incensed and summoned the villagers to appear before him.

10 Collision (noun)

टक्कर

Collision meaning

An accident that happens when two vehicles hit each other with force.

Synonyms: Concussion, Dilapidation, Percussion, Destruction

Antonyms: Avoidance, Building, Compliment, Construction

Example: The car was involved in a collision.

11 Grievance (noun)

शिकायत

Grievance meaning

A real or imagined cause for complaint, especially unfair treatment.

Synonyms: Grief, Hardship, Injustice, Objection

Antonyms: Delight, Happiness, Joy, Advantage

Example: He has a deep sense of grievance against his former employer.

12 Comprising (verb)

शामिल

Comprising meaning

Be made up of.

Synonyms: Compose, Constitute, Contain, Cover

Antonyms: Abandon, Destroy, Exclude, Neglect

Example: Each army division comprised 4,500 troops.

13 Allied (adjective)

मित्र-राष्ट्र

Allied 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.

14 Threatening (adjective)

धमकी

Threatening meaning

A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done.

Synonyms: Warning, Ultimatum, Commination, Menaces

Antonyms: Certainty, Safety, Surety.

Example: The country is a great/major/serious threat to world peace.

15 Speculation (noun)

अनुमान

Speculation meaning

The activity of guessing possible answers to a question without having enough information to be certain

Synonyms: belief, conjecture, opinion, thought

Antonyms: reality, truth, disdain, disregard

Example: This is pure speculation on my part.

16 Controversy (noun)

विवाद

Controversy meaning

Prolonged public disagreement or heated discussion

Synonyms: Disagreement, Dispute, Argument, Debate

Antonyms: Agreement, Concurrence, Peace, Compliment

Example: The decision aroused much controversy among the students.

17 Bastion (noun)

गढ़

Bastion meaning

A projecting part of a fortification built at an angle to the line of a wall, so as to allow defensive fire in several directions.

Synonyms: Bulwark, Citadel, Fortress, Mainstay

Antonyms: Weak Spot, Weakness

Example: The ownership of property by as many people as possible is one of the main bastions of liberty.

18 Ambitious (adjective)

महत्वाकांक्षी

Ambitious meaning

Having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed.

Synonyms: Aspiring, Determined, Forceful, Pushy

Antonyms: Lethargic, Unenthusiastic, Content, Easy

Example: Your plans for the future are very ambitious.

19 Convincing (adjective)

ठोस

Convincing meaning

Capable of causing someone to believe that something is true or real.

Synonyms: Cogent, Persuasive, Powerful, Potent

Antonyms: Implausible, Impotent, Improbable, Ineffective

Example: Your argument isn't very convincing.

20 Inducting (verb)

शामिल

Inducting meaning

Admit (someone) formally to a post or organization.

Synonyms: Conscript, Enlist, Inaugurate, Recruit

Antonyms: Close, End, Finish, Expel

Example: She was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

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