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- Brink (noun) – कगार
Definition: a point at which something, typically something unwelcome, is about to happen; the verge.
Synonyms: verge, edge, threshold, point, dawn, margin, end
Antonyms: beginning, start, onset, launch, outset, inception, area
Usage: the country was on the brink of a constitutional crisis
- Austerity (noun) — वित्तीय बाधाएं
Definition: difficult economic conditions created by government measures to reduce public expenditure.
Synonyms: budget, restriction, financial constraints, cuts, saving
Antonyms: extravagance, luxury, expenditure, spending, excessive
Usage: the country was subjected to acute economic austerity
- Strife (noun) – संघर्ष या विग्रह
Definition: angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict.
Synonyms: conflict, friction, discord, disagreement, dissension, variance, dispute, argument, quarrelling, wrangling
Antonyms: harmony, agreement, unison, unity, euphony, consonance
Usage: There was considerable strife within the community
- Buffer (verb) – कम करना
Definition: lessen or moderate the impact of (something).
Synonyms: cushion, absorb, soften, lessen, diminish, moderate, mitigate, allay, deaden, muffle, stifle, shield
Antonyms: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, make worse, compound, add to, intensify, increase, magnify
Usage: the massage helped to buffer the strain
- Onerous (adjective) – कष्टदायक
Definition: (of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty.
Synonyms: burdensome, heavy, inconvenient, troublesome, awkward, crushing, back-breaking, oppressive
Antonyms: easy, simple, undemanding, uncomplicated, effortless, unchallenging, painless, straightforward
Usage: he found his duties increasingly onerous
- Stagger (verb) – विचलता , चौंका देना
Definition: astonish or deeply shock.
Synonyms: astonish, amaze, nonplus, startle, astound, surprise, bewilder, stun, flabbergast
Antonyms: expected, unsurprising, known, planned, not shocking, usual, mundane, ordinary, normal
Usage: I was staggered to find it was six o’clock
- Sacrilege (noun) — अपवित्रीकरण
Definition: violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred.
Synonyms: desecration, profanity, profaneness, profanation, blasphemy, impiety, impiousness, sin, irreverence, irreligion, irreligiousness,
Antonyms: worship, follow, respect, piousness, faith, reverence, religion, religiousness
Usage: putting ecclesiastical vestments to secular use was considered sacrilege
- Fraught (adjective) – भरा हुआ
Definition: (of a situation or course of action) filled with (something undesirable).
Synonyms: full of, filled with, swarming with, rife with, thick with, bristling with, charged with, loaded with
Antonyms: not containing, without, absence of, lacking, short of, not including
Usage: marketing any new product is fraught with danger
- Malicious (adjective) — दुर्भावनापूर्ण
Definition: characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm
Synonyms: spiteful, malevolent, hostile, bitter, venomous, poisonous, evil-intentioned, ill-natured, evil, baleful, vindictive, vengeful, vitriolic, rancorous, malignant, pernicious, mean
Antonyms: good-willed, well wishing, pleasant, helpful, caring, positive
Usage: he was found guilty of malicious damage
- Outrage (noun) – अधिक क्रोध
Definition: an extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or indignation.
Synonyms: indignation, fury, anger, rage, disapproval, wrath, shock, resentment, horror, disgust, amazement
Antonyms: calm, tranquil, peaceful, without worry, not angered, enjoyable
Usage: her voice trembled with outrage
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