1. Desensitize (verb): (To extinguish an emotional response) (असंवेदनशील बनाना)
Synonyms: Make Insensitive, Benumb, Anesthetize, Deaden.
Antonyms: Sensitize.
Example: It is easy for people that have witnessed a great deal of violence to become Desensitizedtowards it and the effects it has on others.
Verb forms: Desensitize, Desensitized, Desensitized.
Related words:
Desensitized (adjective) – Insensitive
2. Hegira (noun): (A mass departure of people.) (बहिर्गमन)
Synonyms: Exodus, Departure, Migration, leaving
Antonyms: Stay, influx, return.
Example: Tired of the hardships of farming, many families have made a Hegira from the country.
Origin: from Arabic hajara ‘emigrate’.
3. Slap on the wrist (phrase): (A mild reprimand or punishment.) (झिड़की/ हलकी सजा)
Synonyms: Reprimand, Rebuke, Reproof, Scolding, Admonition, Admonishment, Nominal Punishment.
Example: When I misbehaved and created nuisance in school, my teacher asked me stand on the bench which was just a slap on the wrist for me.
4. Alleviate (verb): Make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe./ to make something less painful, severe, or serious (घटाना/कम करना)
Synonyms: Allay, Assuage, Ease, Mitigate, Lighten, Mollify
Antonyms: Intensify, Worsen, Agitate, Incite
Example: Scared of heights all her life, nothing would alleviateRuth's fear of flying.
Verb forms: Alleviate, Alleviate, Alleviated.
Related words:
Alleviation (noun) -The action or process of making suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe.
5. Take a leaf out of someone’s book (idiom):(To behave or act like someone else/ imitate or emulate someone in a particular way.) (अनुकरण करना/अनुसरण करना)
Synonyms: Emulate, Model Oneself On, Follow, Copy, Imitate.
Antonyms: Pioneer.
Example: Before playing for India many cricketers have taken a leaf from Sachin’s book.
6. Bellicose (adjective):(Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.) (कलहप्रिय/लड़ाकू/झगड़ालू)
Synonyms: Belligerent, Aggressive, Pugnacious, Truculent, Confrontational.
Antonyms: Calm, Easygoing, Pacific.
Example: The bellicose nature can get you into a serious trouble someday!
Related words:
Bellicoseness (noun) - A natural disposition to fight
Origin: from Latin bellum ‘war’.
7.Stupefaction (noun): (The state of being stupefied or stunned) (आश्चर्य/अचरज)
Synonyms: Astonishment, Amazement, Bewilderment, Surprise, Wonder.
Antonyms: Expected Outcomes.
Example: The price of the designer shoes appeared tostupefy Jane’s tightfisted husband.
Verb forms: Stupefy, Stupefied, Stupefied.
Related words:
Stupefy (noun) - Astonish and shock.
Origin: from Latin stupere ‘be struck senseless’.
8. Caper (noun): (An illicit or ridiculous activity or escapade.) (मूर्खतापूर्ण करतब)
Synonyms: Escapade, Prank, Antics, High Jinks, Mischief.
Antonyms: Seriousness.
Example: The police were called to the party when Bill’s drunkencapers became violent.
Verb forms: Caper, Capered, Capered.
Related words:
Caper (verb) - Skip or dance about in a lively or playful way.
9. Picaro (noun): (A dishonest or unprincipled man.) (ठग/दुष्ट/धूर्त/कपटी)
Synonyms: Rogue, Crooked, Swindler, Dishonest, Unscrupulous.
Antonyms: Honest, Conscientious, Scrupulous.
Example: The devilish Picarolaughed after he conned the widow out of her savings.
10.Lewd (adjective): (Crude and offensive in a sexual way.) (अशिष्ट/व्यभिचारी/आचार भ्रष्ट)
Synonyms: Vulgar, Lecherous, Licentious, Debauched, Libertine.
Antonyms: Moral, Decent, Upright.
Example: The manager warned Terri that the next time she makes a lewd comment in the office she will be fired.
Related words:
Lewdness (noun) - अशिष्टता
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