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1 Bolster (verb)

सहारा

Bolster meaning

To support or improve something or make it stronger.

Synonyms: Carry, Help, Maintain, Sustain

Antonyms: Block, Decrease, Discourage, Halt

Example: They took high premiums to bolster up the funds.

2 Complex (adjective)

जटिल

Complex meaning

Consisting of many different and connected parts.

Synonyms: Complicated, Convoluted, Composite, Compound

Antonyms: Simple, Single, Uniform, Unmixed

Example: His reasons for that are complex.

3 Halting (adjective)

लड़खड़ाता

Halting 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.

4 Aggrieved (adjective)

पीड़ित

Aggrieved meaning

Feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated.

Synonyms: Disturbed, Oppressed, Persecuted, Wronged

Antonyms: Comforted, Satisfied, Contented, Pleased

Example: He felt aggrieved at not being chosen for the team.

5 Mediated (verb)

मध्यस्थता

Mediated meaning

The process of talking to two separate people or groups involved in a disagreement to try to help them to agree or find a solution to their problems

Synonyms: Conciliation, Arbitration, Intercede, Intervention

Antonyms: Argument, Contention, Disagreement, Avoided

Example: He is refusing to go to mediation.

6 Suspected (verb)

संदिग्ध

Suspected meaning

Have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof.

Synonyms: Alleged, Guessed, Presumed, Assumed

Antonyms: Innocent, Known, Trusted, Trustworthy

Example: He's suspected in four burglaries.

7 Described (verb)

वर्णित

Described meaning

Give a detailed account in words of.

Synonyms: Portray, Define, Detail, Express

Antonyms: Confuse, Distort, Suppress, Twisted

Example: He described his experiences in a letter to his parents.

8 Assert (verb)

जोर देना

Assert meaning

State a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.

Synonyms: Declare, Maintain, Contend, Argue

Antonyms: Deny, Disavow, Disclaim, Negate

Example: He asserted that there were spies in the government.

9 Relevant (adjective)

उपयुक्त

Relevant meaning

Closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered.

Synonyms: Pertinent, Applicable, Apposite, Material

Antonyms: Improper, Inapplicable, Inappropriate, Incompatible

Example: The data are not relevant to the issue.

10 Hostilities (noun)

विरोधी

Hostilities meaning

An occasion when someone is unfriendly or shows that they do not like something.

Synonyms: Aggression, Animosity, Antagonism, Enmity

Antonyms: Respect, Peace, Friendship, Truce

Example: The Governor faced hostile crowds when he visited the town yesterday.

11 Lamented (adjective)

विलाप करना

Lamented meaning

A conventional way of describing someone who has died or something that has ceased to exist.

Synonyms: Mourn, Regret, Bewail, Deplore

Antonyms: Joy, Delight, Laugh, Beam

Example: She lamented over the loss of her best friend.

12 Brutal (adjective)

कठोर

Brutal meaning

Savagely violent.

Synonyms: Savage, Cruel, Vicious, Ferocious

Antonyms: Gentle, Humane, Calm, Courteous

Example: The traffic was brutal on the way to work.

13 Desperate (adjective)

निराश

Desperate meaning

Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with.

Synonyms: Despairing, Hopeless, Anguished, Suicidal

Antonyms: Cheerful, Composed, Calm, Fearful

Example: He made a desperate bid/attempt to save his job.

14 Sprawling (adjective)

विशाल

Sprawling meaning

Spreading out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way.

Synonyms: Extending, Diverging, Expanding, Radiating

Antonyms: Containing, Limiting, Restricting, Contracting

Example: He was sprawling in an armchair watching TV.

15 Plight (noun)

दुर्दशा

Plight meaning

A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.

Synonyms: Predicament, Trouble, Difficulty, Extremity

Antonyms: Disengagement, Break, Divorce, Separation

Example: We are all concerned with the plight of the under-developed areas of the world.

16 Defiance (noun)

अवज्ञा

Defiance meaning

A refusal to obey something or someone.

Synonyms: Confrontation, Contempt, Opposition, Provocation

Antonyms: Calm, Harmony, Love, Peace

Example: They raised their fists in a gesture of defiance.

17 Brink (noun)

कगार

Brink meaning

The extreme edge of land before a steep slope or a body or water.

Synonyms: Edge, Verge, Margin, Extremity

Antonyms: Middle, Close, Disadvantage

Example: We are on the brink of worldwide deflation.

18 Restored (verb)

मरम्मत

Restored meaning

The action of returning something to a former owner, place, or condition.

Synonyms: Repairing, Fixing, Mending, Refurbishment

Antonyms: Destruction, Abolition, Neglect

Example: The building is undergoing restoration.

19 Merely (adverb)

केवल

Merely meaning

Used to emphasize that you mean exactly what you are saying and nothing more.

Synonyms: Hardly, Only, Purely, Simply

Antonyms: Indefinite, Uncertain, Enormous, Great

Example: He merely said he thought it was a bad idea.

20 Despair (noun)

निराशा

Despair meaning

The complete loss or absence of hope.

Synonyms: Anguish, Desperation, Despondency, Discouragement

Antonyms: Cheer, Comfort, Contentment, Encouragement

Example: The people were driven to despair by the horrors of war.

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