(verb) say something in answer to a remark, typically in a sharp, angry, or witty manner; “‘No need to be rude,’ retorted Isabel”(noun) a sharp, angry, or witty reply; “she opened her mouth to make a suitably cutting retort”(noun) a container or furnace for carrying out a chemical process on a large or industrial scale; “a laboratory full of bubbling retorts and crackling electrical equipment”
Retort meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi Meaning)
मुंहतोड़ जवाब, कड़ा उत्तर देना
Retort Origin
late 15th century (in the sense ‘hurl back an accusation or insult’): from Latin retort- ‘twisted back, cast back’, from the verb retorquere, from re- ‘in return’ + torquere ‘to twist’.
Retort in a sentence (word usage in recent Hindu editorial newspaper)
Nani’s Retort to a crazy fan is going viral.
Asked an emotional Mamata Banerjee in her retort to a BJP leader’s comments in which he called the West Bengal chief minister a ‘hijra’.
People of Kashmir retort , is the Supreme Court oblivious of the fact that Kashmir was peaceful from October 2016 to April 2017!
Some males bring nesting material, while others weave thin threads into retort -shaped structures.
In retort , Sooraj said he was a member of the mess and had every right to be there, and allegedly added that he would eat beef inside the mess.
Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of retort
resort mein retort mat karna… bhaga denge
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(noun) a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person; “the rock star’s retinue of security guards and personal cooks”
Retinue (रेटनू) meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi meaning)
Retinue Origin
late Middle English: from Old French retenue, feminine past participle (used as a noun) of retenir ‘keep back, retain’.
Retinue in a sentence (word usage in Hindu editorial newspaper)
Acknowledging the presence of the war veterans Mr. Siddaramaiah and his retinue of Ministers, MLAs and councillors had insulted them.
Ironically on Monday, chief minister Siddaramaiah along with a huge retinue watched the Telugu film ‘Baahubali 2’ in a multiplex in Bengaluru.
But what’s truly worrying is that a retinue of prominent characters playing a significant role in India’s public life.
This is a welcome one-up advantage that the Indian foreign services retinue will do well to capitalise on.
When celebrity writer Guy de Maupassant and a Russian empress joined the retinue of visitors to Cannes, the place gained a reputation.
Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of retinue
tum sab meri RETINA (of the eye ) ke aagey rehne chahiye 24*7 – u r my attnedants
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(verb) restore (a dead person) to life; “he queried whether Jesus was indeed resurrected”(verb) revive or revitalize (something that is inactive, disused, or forgotten); “it gives him a chance to resurrect his career”
Resurrect meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi meaning)
पुनर्जीवित करना, दुबारा शुरू करना
Resurrect Origin
late 18th century: back-formation from resurrection.
Resurrect in a sentence (word usage in recent Hindu newspaper editorial)
Misbah, Sarfraz fifties resurrect Pakistan’s otherwise plodding day.
Cow dung used to resurrect minor killed by lightning in Odisha.
He happens to be the person who took up the challenge of resurrecting the well-known Fairy Queen locomotive in 1997.
Placing faith in coaching to resurrect dreams.
Young PCC chief Sachin Pilot worked against all odds to resurrect the party.
Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of resurrect
re + errect = phirse khada ho gya
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(adj) unnecessary, especially through being more than enough; “the purchaser should avoid asking for superfluous information”
Superfluous (सुपर्फ्लूअस / सूपर्फ्ल्वस) meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi meaning)
अतिरिक्त, अनावश्यक, निरर्थक, फ़ालतू, ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा, अति अधिक
Superfluous Origin
late Middle English: from Latin superfluus, from super- ‘over’ + fluere ‘to flow’.
Superfluous in a sentence (word usage in recent Hindu newspaper editorial)
The ‘superfluous ‘ branches would be merged with the nearest SBI branch.
Had James Milner converted his penalty and Liverpool held off Southampton for all three points, all talk of style would be superfluous .
It is therefore superfluous to equate Hindutva with singing Vande Mataram, teaching yoga or doing surya namaskar.
A pod hotel tends to strip a hotel room of all the superfluous facilities and compresses it down to space for a single person’s use.
The Kolkata Knight Riders suffered a minor setback in their last game when they were blown away by David Warner’s superfluous 126.
Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of superfluous
super = over… fluous = flow… overflow
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(adj) outdated or obsolete through age or new developments; “superannuated computing equipment”(adj) (of a post or employee) belonging to a superannuation scheme; “she is not superannuated and has no paid holiday” (verb) retire (someone) with a pension; “his pilot’s licence was withdrawn and he was superannuated”
Superannuated (सूपरैन्यूएट) meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi meaning)
पुराना हो जाना, सेवा निवृत्त हो जाना
Superannuated Origin
mid 17th century: back-formation from superannuated, from medieval Latin superannuatus, from Latin super- ‘over’ + annus ‘year’.
Superannuated in a sentence (word usage in recent Hindu newspaper editorial)
Life’s too short to read superannuated Marxists.
The Indian fleet has less than 30 superannuated medium-size anti-sub helicopters, the first of which was bought in 1971.
Joshi, who will superannuate in June, is one of the five high profile.
When I retired, I went from SVP to superannuated in the space of an hour.
Both the MDs have a tenure of nearly two years and will be superannuated in 2019.
Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of superannuated
super + annum = super purana… saalo saal purana
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