🔥The Hindu Vocabulary 08 Mar 2025
1. Vulgarity (Noun)
Meaning (English): The state or quality of being vulgar; coarse or offensive behavior.
Meaning (Hindi): अश्लीलता, अभद्रता
Synonyms: Crudeness, obscenity, indecency
Antonyms: Decency, refinement, elegance
Example (in a sentence): The vulgarity of his language shocked the audience.
Related Words: Vulgar (Adjective), Vulgarize (Verb)
2. Perversity (Noun)
Meaning (English): The quality of being contrary to accepted standards or norms.
Meaning (Hindi): विकृति, विपरीतता
Synonyms: Contrariness, waywardness, obstinacy
Antonyms: Compliance, conformity, agreeableness
Example (in a sentence): His perversity in refusing to follow the rules caused many problems.
Related Words: Perverse (Adjective), Perversely (Adverb)
3. Obscenity (Noun)
Meaning (English): The state or quality of being obscene; offensive or indecent content.
Meaning (Hindi): अश्लीलता, गंदगी
Synonyms: Indecency, lewdness, profanity
Antonyms: Decency, purity, modesty
Example (in a sentence): The film was banned due to its obscenity.
Related Words: Obscene (Adjective), Obscenely (Adverb)
4. Decency (Noun)
Meaning (English): Behavior that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability.
Meaning (Hindi): शालीनता, सभ्यता
Synonyms: Propriety, decorum, respectability
Antonyms: Indecency, impropriety, vulgarity
Example (in a sentence): He always acted with decency, even in difficult situations.
Related Words: Decent (Adjective), Decently (Adverb)
5. Censorship (Noun)
Meaning (English): The suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, or news that are considered obscene or politically unacceptable.
Meaning (Hindi): सेंसरशिप, नियंत्रण
Synonyms: Suppression, restriction, control
Antonyms: Freedom, liberty, openness
Example (in a sentence): The government imposed strict censorship on the media.
Related Words: Censor (Verb), Censored (Adjective)
6. Rehabilitation (Noun)
Meaning (English): The action of restoring someone to health or normal life through training and therapy.
Meaning (Hindi): पुनर्वास, पुनर्स्थापना
Synonyms: Restoration, recovery, reintegration
Antonyms: Deterioration, decline, degradation
Example (in a sentence): The rehabilitation center helped him recover from his addiction.
Related Words: Rehabilitate (Verb), Rehabilitative (Adjective)
7. Incarceration (Noun)
Meaning (English): The state of being confined in prison; imprisonment.
Meaning (Hindi): कारावास, बंदीकरण
Synonyms: Imprisonment, confinement, detention
Antonyms: Freedom, liberation, release
Example (in a sentence): His incarceration lasted for five years.
Related Words: Incarcerate (Verb), Incarcerated (Adjective)
8. Resistance (Noun)
Meaning (English): The refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument.
Meaning (Hindi): प्रतिरोध, विरोध
Synonyms: Opposition, defiance, refusal
Antonyms: Surrender, submission, compliance
Example (in a sentence): The resistance against the new law was strong.
Related Words: Resist (Verb), Resistant (Adjective)
9. Marginalized (Adjective)
Meaning (English): Treated as insignificant or peripheral.
Meaning (Hindi): हाशिए पर डाला हुआ
Synonyms: Excluded, sidelined, disadvantaged
Antonyms: Included, central, mainstream
Example (in a sentence): The marginalized communities often struggle for basic rights.
Related Words: Marginalize (Verb), Marginalization (Noun)
10. Oppression (Noun)
Meaning (English): Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.
Meaning (Hindi): अत्याचार, दमन
Synonyms: Tyranny, subjugation, persecution
Antonyms: Freedom, liberation, justice
Example (in a sentence): The people rose against the oppression of the dictator.
Related Words: Oppress (Verb), Oppressive (Adjective)