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1 Humiliation (noun)

अपमानित

Humiliation meaning

Make (someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and pride.

Synonyms: Confuse, Crush, Degrade, Demean

Antonyms: Encourage, Honor, Praise, Promote

Example: You'll humiliate me in front of the whole school.

2 Liberation (noun)

रिहा

Liberation meaning

Freed from or opposed to traditional social and sexual attitudes or roles.

Synonyms: Free, Release, Discharge, Deliver

Antonyms: Confine, Enslave, Subjugate, Hold

Example: Rebels fought to liberate the country.

3 Affiliated (adjective)

संबद्ध

Affiliated meaning

Connected with or controlled by a group or organization.

Synonyms: Related, Allied, Comparable, Associated

Antonyms: Other, Different, Diverse, Unlike

Example: He will remain affiliated with the firm as a special director.

4 Pleaded (verb)

प्रार्थना का

Pleaded meaning

The action of making an emotional or earnest appeal to someone.

Synonyms: Beg, Entreat, Beseech, Implore

Antonyms: Refuse, Answer, Decide, Punish

Example: A kind of pleading came into her voice.

5 Desperation (noun)

निराश

Desperation 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.

6 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.

7 Lingers (verb)

ठहरना

Lingers meaning

To stay in a place longer than necessary, often because of a reluctance to leave or a desire to stay.

Synonyms: Loitered, Delayed, Tarry, Dawdled

Antonyms: Hastened, Hurried, Rushed, Left

Example: She lingered by the door, unsure if she wanted to say goodbye.

8 Prevailing (adjective)

प्रचलित

Prevailing meaning

Existing at a particular time.

Synonyms: Current, Predominant, Prevalent, Rampant

Antonyms: Limited, Uncommon, Unfixed, Individual

Example: The town is kept cool by the prevailing westerly winds.

9 Gradually

धीरे-धीरे

Gradually meaning

Moving, changing, or developing by fine or often imperceptible degrees.

Synonyms: Constantly, Continuously, Deliberately, Gently

Antonyms: Abruptly, Fastly, Intermittently, Suddenly

Example: The beach slopes gradually down to the sea.

10 Occurring (verb)

घटित हुआ

Occurring meaning

Having happened or taken place.

Synonyms: Appear, Arise, Develop, Ensue

Antonyms: Hide, Precede, Stop

Example: The accident occurred at dawn.

11 Attributing (verb)

कारण

Attributing meaning

Able to be considered the result of the cause indicated.

Synonyms: Blame, Connect, Credit, Refer

Antonyms: Inconcludable, Underivable, Unattributable

Example: This growth is attributable to many factors.

12 Exhibiting (verb)

प्रदर्शन

Exhibiting meaning

Publicly display (a work of art or item of interest) in an art gallery or museum or at a trade fair.

Synonyms: Show, Reveal, Display, Manifest

Antonyms: Masking, Disguising, Camouflaging, Concealing

Example: He frequently exhibits at the art gallery.

13 Compelling (adjective)

मजबूर

Compelling meaning

To force or oblige someone to do something.

Synonyms: Coerced, Forced, Obligated, Constrained

Antonyms: Freed, Released, Allowed, Permitted

Example: He felt compelled to apologize after his rude behavior.

14 Seems (verb)

प्रतीत हुआ

Seems meaning

Give the impression of being something or having a particular quality.

Synonyms: Imply, Look, Show, Sound

Antonyms: Deny, Gainsay, Conceal, Disclaim

Example: She seemed happy enough this morning.

15 Hinder (verb)

बाधा

Hinder meaning

A thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone.

Synonyms: Impediment, Obstacle, Barrier, Obstruction

Antonyms: Advantage, Aid, Assistance, Benefit

Example: I'm afraid you're more of a hindrance to me than a help at this point.

16 Resilience (noun)

लचीला

Resilience meaning

Able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed.

Synonyms: Elastic, Stretch, Plastic, Rubbery

Antonyms: Delicate, Weak, Hard, Rigid

Example: This rubber ball is very resilient and immediately springs back into shape.

17 Prospects (noun)

संभावनाओं

Prospects meaning

The possibility that something good might happen in the future.

Synonyms: Anticipation, Chance, Expectation, Forecast

Antonyms: Hindrance, Adversity, Difficulty, Disadvantage

Example: She has good career prospects.

18 Adverse (adjective)

प्रतिकूल

Adverse meaning

In a way that has a negative or harmful effect.

Synonyms: Negatively, Unfavorably, Disapprovingly, Disdainfully

Antonyms: Positively, Favorably, Appreciatively, Approvingly

Example: These measures adversely affected the welfare programmes of the country.

19 Vulnerable (adjective)

असुरक्षित

Vulnerable meaning

Exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.

Synonyms: Accessible, Defenseless, Exposed, Liable

Antonyms: Guarded, Protected, Safe, Secure

Example: I felt very vulnerable, standing there without any clothes on.

20 Implications (noun)

निहितार्थ

Implications meaning

The effect that something will have on something else in the future.

Synonyms: Suggestion, Inference, Indication, Connotation.

Antonyms: Measurement, Proof, Reality, Truth.

Example: The lecturer made the implication that science was subjective.

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