Unit 22
1. diffidence (n.) – shyness; lack of confidence
Example: Senator McCarthy overcame his diffidence to run against President Johnson.
Synonyms: timidity, bashfulness, reserve
Antonyms: confidence, boldness
Nepali Meaning: लजालुता; आत्मविश्वासको अभाव
Nepali Example: सिनेटर म्याकार्थीले आफ्नो लजालुता माथि उठेर राष्ट्रपति जोनसन विरुद्ध उम्मेदवारी दिए।
2. diffuse (v.) – to spread out
Example: Ideas of equality spread through society after the French Revolution.
Synonyms: disperse, disseminate, circulate
Antonyms: concentrate, gather
Nepali Meaning: फैलिनु; प्रसारित हुनु
Nepali Example: फ्रान्सेली क्रान्तिपछि समानताका विचारहरू समाजमा फैलिए।
3. diffuse (adj.) – wordy; rambling
Example: The essay is too diffuse to follow its main argument.
Synonyms: verbose, prolix, digressive
Antonyms: concise, succinct
Nepali Meaning: शब्दाडम्बरपूर्ण; अव्यवस्थित
Nepali Example: निबन्ध यति शब्दाडम्बरपूर्ण छ कि यसको मुख्य तर्क पछ्याउन गाह्रो छ।
4. digression (n.) – straying from the main point
Example: The novel contains many philosophical digressions.
Synonyms: divergence, detour, tangent
Antonyms: focus, concentration
Nepali Meaning: विषयबाट टाढा जाने क्रिया
Nepali Example: उपन्यासमा धेरै दार्शनिक विषयबाट टाढा जाने कुराहरू छन्।
5. dirge (n.) – funeral hymn
Example: The symphony’s movement was described as dirgelike.
Synonyms: lament, elegy, requiem
Antonyms: celebration, paean
Nepali Meaning: शोकगीत
Nepali Example: सिम्फनीको त्यो भाग शोकगीतजस्तै वर्णन गरिएको थियो।
6. disabuse (v.) – to free from misconception
Example: The chairman tried to disabuse Congress of false economic ideas.
Synonyms: enlighten, undeceive, correct
Antonyms: deceive, mislead
Nepali Meaning: भ्रमबाट मुक्त गर्नु
Nepali Example: अध्यक्षले कंग्रेसलाई गलत आर्थिक विचारबाट मुक्त गर्न खोजे।
7. discerning (adj.) – perceptive; showing good judgment
Example: Discerning critics praised Kubrick’s films.
Synonyms: astute, insightful, judicious
Antonyms: undiscerning, unperceptive
Nepali Meaning: विवेकशील; सूक्ष्मदर्शी
Nepali Example: विवेकशील समीक्षकहरूले कुब्रिकको चलचित्रहरू प्रशंसा गरे।
8. discomfit (v.) – to make uneasy
Example: The young man was discomfited being the only male in the play.
Synonyms: embarrass, unsettle, abash
Antonyms: comfort, put at ease
Nepali Meaning: असहज बनाउनु
Nepali Example: नाटकमा एक्लै पुरुष भएकोले युवक असहज महसुस गरिरहेको थियो।
9. discordant (adj.) – not in tune
Example: Pluralistic societies contain discordant voices.
Synonyms: dissonant, inharmonious, jarring
Antonyms: harmonious, concordant
Nepali Meaning: बेसुरो; असामंजस्यपूर्ण
Nepali Example: बहुलवादी समाजमा असामंजस्यपूर्ण आवाजहरू हुन्छन्।
10. discredit (v.) – to dishonor; cause to be doubted
Example: The candidate failed to discredit his opponent with rumors.
Synonyms: disgrace, defame, disparage
Antonyms: credit, honor
Nepali Meaning: बदनाम गर्नु; शंका उत्पन्न गर्नु
Nepali Example: उम्मेदवारले अफवाहले प्रतिद्वन्द्वीलाई बदनाम गर्न सकेनन्।
11. discrepancy (n.) – difference between
Example: The book studies the discrepancy between soldiers and civilians.
Synonyms: inconsistency, variance, divergence
Antonyms: agreement, correspondence
Nepali Meaning: अन्तर; विसंगति
Nepali Example: पुस्तकले सैनिक र नागरिकबीचको अन्तरको अध्ययन गर्छ।