The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- Lapsing into Contempt ; 18 August, 2020

Lapse (verb) : समाप्त हुए

• Meaning:- (of a right, privilege, or agreement) become invalid because it is not used, claimed, or renewed; expire.
• अर्थ: – (अधिकार, विशेषाधिकार या समझौते के) अमान्य हो जाता है क्योंकि इसका उपयोग, दावा या नवीनीकरण नहीं किया जाता है; समय सीमा समाप्त हो।
• Synonyms:- blunder, breach, crime
• Antonyms:-accuracy, advantage, behavior
• Example:-It was not, however, before the lapse of several months that he succeeded.

Contempt (noun) : निंदा

• Meaning:- the feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration.
• अर्थ: – वह भाव जो किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु को व्यर्थ या विचाराधीन है।
• Synonyms:- antipathy, condescension, defiance
• Antonyms:-approval, esteem, flattery
• Example:-Where he thinks a contempt due, he pays it to the uttermost.

Suo motu (adjective)

• Meaning:- Relating to an action taken by a court of its own accord, without any request by the parties involved.
• अर्थ: – इसमें शामिल पक्षों द्वारा किसी भी अनुरोध के बिना, अपने स्वयं के न्यायालय द्वारा की गई कार्रवाई से संबंधित है।

Ostensibly (adverb) : जाहिरा तौर पर

• Meaning:- as appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so; apparently.
• अर्थ: –जैसा प्रतीत होता है या सत्य कहा जाता है, यद्यपि आवश्यक नहीं; जाहिरा तौर पर।
• Synonyms: evidently, officially, seemingly
• Antonyms:-improbably, obscurely, unlikely
• Example:-Ostensibly they were a literary society; really they were diamond polishers.

Scurrilous (adjective) : मिथ्या

• Meaning:- making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation.
• अर्थ: – अपनी प्रतिष्ठा को नुकसान पहुँचाने के इरादे से किसी के बारे में निंदनीय दावे करना या फैलाना।
• Synonyms:- defamatory, indecent, insulting
• Antonyms:-clean, decent
• Example:-I stood aghast at this scurrilous address, the like of which I had never yet heard.

Heavy-handed ( adjective) : तानाशाही

• Meaning:- dealing with people or problems in a severe or harsh way : too strict or controlling
• अर्थ: – लोगों या समस्याओं से गंभीर या कठोर तरीके से निपटना: बहुत सख्त या नियंत्रित करना
• Synonyms:- coercive, cruel, harsh
• Example: –A rough-featured, heavy-handed peasant’s son was this Peter.

Delineating (verb) : चित्रित करना

• Meaning:- describe or portray (something) precisely.
• अर्थ: –  ठीक-ठीक वर्णन (चित्रण) करो।
• Synonyms:- define, depict, lay out
• Antonyms:-confuse, distort
• Example:-There was a particular dog in Washington which he was never tired of delineating.

Perfunctory (adjective) : असावधान

• Meaning:- (of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort.
• अर्थ: –  (किसी क्रिया का) बिना वास्तविक रुचि, भाव या प्रयत्न के किया गया।
• Synonyms:- cursory, offhand, sketchy
• Antonyms:-careful, complete
• Example:-She began to fry her pork and apples, with a perfunctory attempt at conversation.

Exaggerated (adjective) : अतिशयोक्तिपूर्ण

• Meaning:- regarded or represented as larger, better, or worse than in reality.
• अर्थ: –  वास्तविकता से बड़ा, बेहतर या बुरा माना या माना गया।
• Synonyms:- abstract, distorted, excessive
• Antonyms:-actual, believable, calm
• Example:-His great failing was that he exaggerated–no tale ever losing anything in his charge.

Scurrility (noun) : गाली-गलौज

• Meaning:- the quality of being scurrilous.
• अर्थ: – खूंखार होने का गुण।
• Synonyms:- abomination, affront, atrocity
• Antonyms:-blessing, compliment, decency
• Example:-There is the low joke which arises from scurrility and idle conceit.

Ought to be (verb) : होना चाहिए

• Meaning:- used to indicate duty or correctness, typically when criticizing someone’s actions.
• अर्थ: – कर्तव्य या शुद्धता को इंगित करने के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है, आमतौर पर जब किसी के कार्यों की आलोचना करते हैं।

Shrug off (transitive verb) : झटकना

• Meaning:- to shake off
• अर्थ: –  हिला देना
• Synonyms:- brush aside, brush off

Backdrop (verb) : पृष्ठभूमि

• Meaning:- lie behind or beyond; serve as a background to.
• अर्थ: – पीछे या परे झूठ; की पृष्ठभूमि के रूप में सेवा करते हैं।
• Synonyms:- scenery, scrim
• Example: –A low line of hills loomed beyond, painted of silver-gray against the backdrop of starry sky and the pallor of moon mists.

Animadversion (noun) : निन्दा

• Meaning:- criticism or censure.
• अर्थ: – आलोचना या निंदा।
• Synonyms:- accusation, censure
• Antonyms:-approval, compliment
• Example:-The same undercurrent of jealousy operates in our reception of animadversion.

Discordant (adjective) : प्रतिकूल

• Meaning:- disagreeing or incongruous.
• अर्थ: – असहमति या असंगति।
• Synonyms:- cacophonous, clashing, dissonant
• Antonyms:-similar, agreeable
• Example:-For once, the music of her voice was lost in a discordant cry of detestation.

Master of the roster

• Meaning:- the privilege of the Chief Justice to constitute Benches to hear cases.
• अर्थ: – मुख्य न्यायाधीश का विशेषाधिकार मामलों की सुनवाई के लिए बेंच का गठन करना।

Inadvertent (adjective) : बेपरवाह

• Meaning:- not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning.
• अर्थ: – जानबूझकर नियोजन के माध्यम से प्राप्त या प्राप्त नहीं किया गया।
• Synonyms:- careless, reckless, unintended
• Antonyms:-careful, cautious
• Example:-No doubt Mr. Churchill’s failure to mention shippers was inadvertent.

Comity (noun) : शिष्टाचार

• Meaning:- courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others.
• अर्थ: – शिष्टाचार और दूसरों के प्रति व्यवहार पर विचार करें।
• Synonyms:- altruism, compassion, generosity
• Antonyms:-cruelty, harshness, meanness
• Example:-Comity has a toll-gate at which you must pay, or you may not enter the land of Freedom

Stalwart (adjective) : निष्ठावान

• Meaning:- loyal, reliable, and hard-working.
• अर्थ: – निष्ठावान, विश्वसनीय और परिश्रमी।
• Synonyms:- dependable, fearless, indomitable
• Antonyms:-afraid, timid, undependable
• Example:-“A tall and stalwart esquire, methinks,” said Master Headley.

Stellar (adjective) : तारकीय

• Meaning:- featuring or having the quality of a star performer or performers.
• अर्थ: – किसी कलाकार या कलाकार की गुणवत्ता का होना या होना।
• Synonyms:- astronomical, cosmic, galactic
• Example:-It came on bullet-fast, headed directly for the side of the Stellar.

Evasion (noun) : टालना

• Meaning:- the action of evading something.
• अर्थ: –  किसी वस्तु को विकसित करने की क्रिया।
• Synonyms:- dodging, artifice, circumvention, cunning
• Antonyms:-directness, frankness
• Example:-There is not a subterfuge or an evasion or a small mean deceit in her soul.

Reticence (noun) : अल्पभाषिता

• Meaning:- the quality of being reticent; reserve.
• अर्थ: – मितभाषी होने का गुण; आरक्षित।
• Synonyms:- hesitation, shyness, closeness
• Example:-In no duty towards others is there more need of reticence and self-restraint.

Acquiescence (noun) : रज़ामंदी

• Meaning:- the reluctant acceptance of something without protest.
• अर्थ: – बिना किसी विरोध के स्वीकृति।
• Synonyms:- acceptance, assent, concurrence
• Antonyms:-acceptance, assent, concurrence
• Example:-Peter read it very deliberately, then he nodded in acquiescence.

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