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1) Consolation (Noun) — सांत्वना
Definition: The comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment.
Synonyms: Comfort, Solace; Sympathy, Compassion
Antonyms: Anguish, Distress, Heartache
Usage: The consolation of the grieving family by their pastor.
2) Exoneration (Noun) – दोषमुक्ति
Definition: The action of officially absolving someone from blame; vindication.
Synonyms: Vindication, Freeing from blame, Absolution, Acquittal, Discharge
Antonyms: Conviction, Blaming, Liability
Usage: The defendants’ eventual exoneration.
3) Restrictive (Adjective) — प्रतिबंधक
Definition: Imposing restrictions on someone’s activities or freedom.
Synonyms: Cap, Circumscribe, Confine
Antonyms: Broaden, Expand, Widen
Usage: A web of restrictive regulations
4) Rein (verb) — संयम करना
Definition: Keep under control; restrain.
Synonyms: Restrain, Check, Curb, Constrain,
Antonyms: Helplessness, Weakness
Usage: After the president resigned, the vice president stepped in and took the reins of the company.
5) Rebuff (Verb) — अस्वीकार करना
Definition: Reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner.
Synonyms: Reject, Turn Down, Spurn, Refuse, Decline
Antonyms: Accept, Welcome
Usage: I asked her to be my wife, and was rebuffed in no uncertain terms
6) Catastrophe – तबाही
Definition: An event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.
Synonyms: Disaster, Calamity, Cataclysm, Crisis
Antonyms: Salvation, Godsend
Usage: An environmental catastrophe.
7) Insouciance (Noun) — उदासीनता
Definition: Casual lack of concern; indifference.
Synonyms: Nonchalance, Unconcern
Antonyms: Anxiety, Concern
Usage: An impression of boyish insouciance.
8) Exodus (Noun) — सामूहिक प्रस्थान
Definition: A mass departure of people.
Synonyms: Mass Departure, Withdrawal, Evacuation.
Antonyms: Arrival
Usage: The annual exodus of sun-seeking Canadians to Florida.
9) Tweak (Verb) — मोड़ देना
Definition: Twist or pull (something) sharply.
Synonyms: Tease, Twist, Jerk, Pinch
Usage: He tweaked the boy’s ear
10) Behest (Noun) – आज्ञा
Definition: A person’s orders or command.
Synonyms: Instruction, Bidding, Request, Requirement
Antonyms: Appeal, Entreaty, Petition, Plea,
Usage: I only made the change at the author’s behest.
