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1 Ousted (verb)

बेदख़ल

Ousted meaning

Drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.

Synonyms: Dismissed, Ejected, Banished, Chased

Antonyms: Received, Admitted, Accepted, Took

Example: The army ousted him in a coup.

2 Tenure (noun)

कार्यकाल

Tenure meaning

The conditions under which land or buildings are held or occupied.

Synonyms: Tenancy, Occupancy, Holding, Residence

Antonyms: Subordination, Submission, Compliance, Obedience

Example: During his tenure as head coach, the team won the championship twice.

3 Marched (verb)

यातायात

Marched meaning

Walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread.

Synonyms: Stride, Walk, Pace, Tread

Antonyms: Halt, Retreat, Retrogress, Stay

Example: The soldiers marched behind the coffin.

4 Detention (noun)

कैद

Detention meaning

Confinement or imprisonment, usually for a short time

Synonyms: Custody, Imprisonment, Confinement, Incarceration

Antonyms: Assistance, Help, Freedom, Liberation

Example: He was kept in detention by the police.

5 Persecution (noun)

सताना

Persecution meaning

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

Synonyms: Oppression, Harassment, Victimization, Torment

Antonyms: Protection, Support, Shelter, Assistance

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

6 Culminating (verb)

समापन हुआ

Culminating meaning

To reach a final result

Synonyms: Cap, Climax, Conclude, Terminate

Antonyms: Begin, Commence, Open, Start

Example: Today this campaign culminated in a mass rally in London.

7 Infuriated (verb)

व्यथित

Infuriated meaning

To make somebody very angry.

Synonyms: Enrage, Incense, Anger, Madden

Antonyms: Appease, Calm, Comfort, Delight

Example: I was infuriated by their constant criticism.

8 Extraditing (verb)

प्रत्यर्पित

Extraditing meaning

Hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed.

Synonyms: Deportation, Expulsion, Displacement, Banishment

Antonyms: Repatriate, Reject, Expatriate, Refrain

Example: The criminal was extradited.

9 Departure (noun)

प्रस्थान

Departure meaning

The action of leaving, especially to start a journey.

Synonyms: Leaving, Going, Withdrawal, Exit.

Antonyms: Arrival, Coming, Entrance, Stay.

Example: They had to postpone (their) departure because of bad weather.

10 Overhaul (verb)

निरीक्षण करना

Overhaul meaning

To repair an engine, machine, etc. so that every part of it works as it should.

Synonyms: Improve, Modernize, Rebuild, Reconstruct

Antonyms: Break, Damage, Destroy, Hurt

Example: They are going to have to overhaul the welfare system.

11 Clashing (adjective)

टकराना

Clashing meaning

Meet and come into violent conflict.

Synonyms: Argument, Battle, Brawl, Conflict

Antonyms: Concord, Harmony, Peace, Truce

Example: Students clashed with police after demonstrations at five universities.

12 Legitimate (adjective)

जायज

Legitimate meaning

In a way that conforms to the law or to rules.

Synonyms: Accurately, Correctly, Decently, Duly

Antonyms: Wrongly, Unfairly, Unjustly

Example: We support legitimately elected governments.

13 Probing (adjective)

जांच

Probing meaning

A blunt-ended surgical instrument used for exploring a wound or part of the body.

Synonyms: Investigation, Examination, Inquest, Scrutiny

Antonyms: Gentle, Idiotic, Kind, Nice.

Example: He didn't like the police probing him about his past.

14 Swirl (verb)

घुमाव

Swirl meaning

Move in a twisting or spiraling pattern.

Synonyms: Boil, Churn, Roil, Twirl

Antonyms: Straighten, Stay, Inflow, Outflow

Example: She emerged with a swirl of skirts.

15 Harassment (noun)

उत्पीडन

Harassment meaning

Aggressive pressure or intimidation.

Synonyms: Persecution, Harrying, Pestering, Badgering.

Antonyms: Cooperation, Assistance, Aid, Comfort.

Example: The university condemns all forms of harassment.

16 Vandalism (noun)

तोड़-फोड़

Vandalism meaning

Deliberately destroy or damage (public or private property).

Synonyms: Deface, Demolish, Raze, Smash

Antonyms: Protect, Preserve, Save, Build

Example: Our car was vandalized in the parking lot.

17 Anonymous (adjective)

अज्ञात

Anonymous meaning

Whose name is not known or made public.

Synonyms: Known, Identified, Signed

Antonyms: Unnamed, Nameless, Incognito, Unidentified

Example: The donor wishes to remain anonymous.

18 Conceding (verb)

स्वीकृति

Conceding meaning

Admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it.

Synonyms: Bewilder, Baffle, Mystify, Bemuse

Antonyms: Deny, Defend, Disallow, Dispute

Example: One should not be bullied into conceding liability.

19 Spreading (verb)

प्रसार

Spreading meaning

Open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length.

Synonyms: Growing, Radial, Widening, Extensive

Antonyms: Suppressed, Halt, Stop, Abridgment

Example: The newspaper was spread across his lap.

20 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.

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