Meanings of Words/Phrases from THE HINDU

Meanings of Words/Phrases from THE HINDU

1.healing touch(noun:दर्द हरने वाला स्पर्श)- an energy therapy in which touch is used as part of the healing process, may increase one’s capability for recovery and healing.

2.demonising(verb)- to show someone as evil/wicked/bad.

3.deepen(verb:गंभीर हो जाना)- increase, intensify, escalate.

4.fault line(noun)- a divisive issue; a difference of opinion.

5.perpetrated(verb:दोष करना)- commit, carry out, perform/execute (a harmful/illegal action).

6.fanatical(adj.:कट्टर)- extremist, radical, militant.

7.hardliner(noun:समझौता का विरोधी)- a group/a political party with people who support a strict ideas and they are extreme & uncompromising.

8.allegedly(adverb:कथित तौर पर)- supposedly, unprovenly,reportedly.

9.backing(verb:समर्थन)- support, help, assist/aid.

10.stung(verb:डँसना)- hurt, upset, distress.

11.implicating(verb:अपराध में फंसना)- involve, connect, embroil.

12.solidarity(noun:एकजुटता)- unity, harmony, unanimity.

13.upheaval(noun:उथल-पुथल)- disruption, disorder, turmoil.

14.ethnicity(noun:जातीयता)- a category of people who identify with each other based on common language, ancestral, social, cultural, or national experiences.

15.backlash(noun:प्रतिक्रिया)- a strong negative reaction; adverse response, counteraction.

16.intimidation(noun:धमकी)- frightening, threatening, oppression.

17.radical(adj.:उग्र)- fanatical, extremist, extreme.

18.preacher(noun:उपदेशक)- priest, clergyman, evangelical.

19.dismantled(verb:ध्वस्त)- demolish, knock down, bulldoze.

20.propaganda(noun:प्रचार प्रसार)- promotion, advertisement, publicity/advocacy.

21.unravelled(verb:सुलझाया)- resolve, solve, uncover/unfold.

22.intriguing(adj.:लुभावना)- interesting, fascinating, absorbing/compelling.

23.blameworthy(adj.:कसूरवार)- culpable, guilty, wrong.

24.majoritarian(adj.:बहुसंख्यकों)- relating to a philosophy that states that a majority (sometimes categorized by religion, language, social class, or some other identifying factor) of the population is entitled to a certain degree of primacy (priority) in society, and has the right to make decisions that affect the society.

25.impulse(noun:आवेग)- (strong & sudden) urge/instinct, compulsion, need.

26.catastrophic(adj.विपत्तिपूर्ण)- destructive, ruinous, disastrous.

27.perpetrator(noun:अपराधी)- a person who does immoral, harmful and illegal activities; criminal, culprit, evil-doer.

28.hatred(noun:घृणा)- hate, dislike, hostility.

29.disproportionate(adj.:विषम)- inordinate, unreasonable, excessive.

30.called out(phrasal verb)- draw attention to someone’s bad actions.

31.decried(verb:निंदा करना)- denounce, condemn, criticize.

32.mogul(noun)- magnate, tycoon, baron (an important/powerful (business) person).

33.swept through(verb)- engulf, overwhelm, flood.

34.surreptitiously(adverb:चुपके)- secretively/secretly, indirectly, furtively.

35.rendering(verb:प्रतिपादन)- make, cause to be, represent.

36.infertile(noun:बंजर)- childless, sterile; not able to produce children.

37.inter-(prefix)- between, among.

38.ethnic(noun:संजाति विषयक)- relating to a population subgroup (cultural, national, traditional/ folk) with a common national or cultural tradition.

39.ushering in(verb:कायम)- start/begin, initiate, pave the way for.

40.egalitarian(adj.:समानाधिकारवादी)- common, equal, fair.

41.ill-served(adj.)- adversely affected, damaged, impaired.