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1 Alienating (verb)

अलग-थलग

Alienating meaning

To make someone feel that they are different and not part of a group.

Synonyms: Disaffect, Divide, Estrange, Separate

Antonyms: Combine, Join, Marry, Unite

Example: She has alienated all her former friends.

2 Thwart (verb)

नाकाम

Thwart meaning

To stop somebody doing what he/she planned to do

Synonyms: Frustrated, Hampered, Baffled, Foiled

Antonyms: Encouraged, Promoted, Advanced, Forwarded

Example: The police have thwarteda criminal plot.

3 Acknowledged (adjective)

स्वीकृति

Acknowledged meaning

The action of showing that one has noticed or recognized something or someone.

Synonyms: Recognition, Acceptance, Confirmation, Affirmation

Antonyms: Denial, Rejection, Disregard, Dismissal

Example: She gave a nod of acknowledgment to the speaker.

4 Deteriorated (verb)

बिगड़ती

Deteriorated meaning

Becoming progressively worse.

Synonyms: Worsen, Decline, Degenerate, Collapse

Antonyms: Improve, Compliment, Elevate, Grow.

Example: She was taken into hospital last week when her condition suddenly deteriorated.

5 Deliberately (adverb)

विस्‍तृत विचार-विमर्श

Deliberately meaning

Discussion or thinking about something in detail.

Synonyms: Thought, Thinking, Consideration, Reflection.

Antonyms: Haste, Accidental, Impulsive, Precipitate.

Example: After hours of deliberation, the council came to a decision.

6 Denouncing (verb)

आरोप लगाना

Denouncing meaning

Publicly declare to be wrong or evil.

Synonyms: Condemn, Criticize, Blame, Decry

Antonyms: Approve, Endorse, Bless, Indorse

Example: He was widely denounced as a traitor.

7 Brutality (noun)

कठोर

Brutality meaning

Savagely violent.

Synonyms: Savage, Cruel, Vicious, Ferocious

Antonyms: Gentle, Humane, Calm, Courteous

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

8 Detaining (verb)

नजरबंद

Detaining meaning

To force someone officially to stay in a place

Synonyms: Arrested, Apprehended, Seized, Confined

Antonyms: Released, Emancipated, Free, Liberated

Example: They were detained by the police for questioning.

9 Laundering (verb)

शोधन

Laundering meaning

Conceal the origins of (money obtained illegally)

Synonyms: Clean, Administration, Management

Antonyms: Dirty, Bedraggled, Begrimed

Example: Hunsaker was laundering the profits through his bank.

10 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.

11 Detect (verb)

पता लगाना

Detect meaning

Discover or identify the presence or existence of.

Synonyms: Disclosed, Exposed, Identified, Invented

Antonyms: Hidden, Lost, Unfound

Example: The test is used to detect the presence of alcohol in the blood.

12 Invasion (noun)

आक्रमण

Invasion meaning

An instance of invading a country or region with an armed force.

Synonyms: Occupation, Conquering, Capture, Seizure

Antonyms: Obedience, Retreat, Surrender, Withdrawal

Example: Linking climate change and biological invasions: ocean warming facilitates nonindigenous species invasions.

13 Enacted (verb)

नियम बनाना

Enacted meaning

To put something into action, especially to make something law.

Synonyms: Constitute, Legislate, Approve, Make

Antonyms: Repeal, Revoke, Rescind, Abolish

Example: Congress will enact legislation related to that issue.

14 Liberty (noun)

स्वतंत्रता

Liberty meaning

The freedom to live as you wish or go where you want.

Synonyms: Choice, Option, Preference, Way

Antonyms: Force, Coercion, Duty, Obligation

Example: I had lost my liberty, but they wanted to punish me on top of that.

15 Contingencies (noun)

निर्भर

Contingencies meaning

Subject to chance.

Synonyms: Accidental, Fortuitous, Possible, Unforeseen

Antonyms: Predictable, Designed, Essential, Planned

Example: Our plans are contingent on the weather.

16 Intervention (noun)

हस्‍तक्षेप

Intervention meaning

The act of interfering with the outcome or course especially of a condition or process

Synonyms: Interference, Mediation, Arbitration, Intercede

Antonyms: Combine, Connect, Join, Unite

Example: Military intervention in the crisis.

17 Quash (verb)

अभिखंडित करना

Quash meaning

To say that an official decision is no longer true or legal

Synonyms: Cancel, Reverse, Rescind, Repeal

Antonyms: Compliment, Encourage, Praise, Release

Example: A judge later quashed Brenda's jail term.

18 Intercept (verb)

पाबंदी

Intercept meaning

The action or fact of preventing someone or something from continuing to a destination.

Synonyms: Ambush, Arrest, Block, Catch

Antonyms: Allow, Encourage, Free, Give

Example: Detectives have been intercepting her mail.

19 Stipulated (verb)

प्रतिज्ञा करना

Stipulated meaning

Demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of an agreement.

Synonyms: Specify, Demand, Require, Prescribe

Antonyms: Break, Calculate, Confuse, Decline

Example: The cease-fire was stipulated by the treaty.

20 Justified (adjective)

सही ठहराना

Justified meaning

The action of showing something to be right or reasonable.

Synonyms: Rationale, Reasoning, Explanation, Defense

Antonyms: Condemnation, Refutation, Disapproval

Example: She provided a clear justification for her decision to relocate the team.

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