The Hindu Editorial Article of 11 September 2020 – Something Rotten.
Entrenched (adjective) आरोपित
- Meaning:- (of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained.
- अर्थ: – (एक दृष्टिकोण, आदत, या विश्वास के) दृढ़ता से स्थापित और मुश्किल या बदलने की संभावना नहीं; जमा हुआ।
- Synonyms:- rooted, firm
- Antonyms:- changeable, indefinite
- Example:- Turn a perfectly sound, entrenched business into a blue-sky factory?
Regressive (adjective) लौटनेवाला
- Meaning:- proceeding from effect to cause or from particular to universal.
- अर्थ: – कारण से या विशेष से सार्वभौमिक तक प्रभाव से आगे बढ़ना।
- Synonyms:-rightist, rigid
- Antonyms:- liberal, progressive
- Example:- Whether in regressive or progressive series, each to-day presents a case of arrested development.
Misogyny (noun) स्री जाति से द्वेष
- Meaning:- hatred of, aversion to, or prejudice against women
- अर्थ: – महिलाओं के प्रति घृणा, विरोध, या पूर्वाग्रह
- Synonyms:- sexism, discrimination
- Antonyms:- misandry, philogyny
- Example:- Compulsory asceticism has bred misogyny, and misogyny scruples.
Voyeuristic (adjective) दर्शनरति
- Meaning:- deriving or relating to enjoyment from seeing the pain or distress of others.
- अर्थ: – दूसरों के कष्ट या संकट को देखने से प्राप्त होने या भोग से संबंधित।
- Synonyms:- nosing, curious, inquisitive
Glee (noun) उल्लास
- Meaning:- great delight, especially from one’s own good fortune or another’s misfortune.
- अर्थ: – विशेषकर अपने सौभाग्य या दूसरे के दुर्भाग्य से बहुत प्रसन्नता।
- Synonyms:- delight, elation
- Antonyms:- depression, discouragement
- Example:- The old lady turned back into the house, and her face was alive with glee.
Pounced (verb) छेड़ना
- Meaning:- notice and take swift advantage of a mistake or sign of weakness.
- अर्थ: – किसी गलती या कमजोरी के संकेत पर ध्यान दें और उसका लाभ उठाएं।
- Synonyms:- ambush, attack
- Antonyms:- aid, ascend
- Example:- The cat was about to pounce down on the eggs when the Pope laid hold of it.
Estranged (adjective) पराया
- Meaning:- (of a person) no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated.
- अर्थ: – (किसी व्यक्ति का) अब किसी के निकट या स्नेही नहीं; अलग-थलग।
- Synonyms:- alienate, divorce
- Antonyms:- agree, combine, come
- Example:- Found all changed and estranged, and, he fancied, more wonder than welcome.
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Prejudices (noun) पक्षपात
- Meaning:- preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
- अर्थ: – पूर्वनिर्धारित राय जो कारण या वास्तविक अनुभव पर आधारित नहीं है।
- Synonyms:- bias, distort, harm
- Antonyms:- aid, assist, help
- Example:- He had a dislike to that country, and I grew up in his prejudices.
Demonisation (noun) मान
- Meaning:- the action of naming or classifying something.
- अर्थ: – किसी चीज के नामकरण या वर्गीकरण की क्रिया।
Empathising (verb) समानुभूति होना
- Meaning:- understand and share the feelings of another.
- अर्थ: – दूसरे की भावनाओं को समझें और साझा करें।
- Synonyms:- sympathize, comprehend
- Antonyms:- misinterpret, mistake
- Example:- They empathize—that is, see through our eyes, feel with our fingertips—so that they perceive what we do.
Erupt (verb) फूटना
- Meaning:- break out suddenly and dramatically.
- अर्थ: – अचानक और नाटकीय रूप से विराम हो गया।
- Synonyms:- appear, blow up
- Antonyms:- be quiet
- Example:- At the same moment, the earth began to erupt fire and smoke and steel.
Vague (adjective) अस्पष्ट
- Meaning:- of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning.
- अर्थ: – अनिश्चित, अनिश्चित या अस्पष्ट चरित्र या अर्थ।
- Synonyms:- ambiguous, dubious
- Antonyms:- apparent, certain, clear
- Example:- He had got a dangerous game to play, and his plans were vague and shadowy.
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