Vocabulary of The Day 02 July

Vandalise

Meaning: To needlessly destroy or deface other people’s property or public property

Hindi Meaning: तोड़-फोड़ या उपद्रव मचाना

Newspaper: THE INDIAN EXPRESS

Use of the Word: 5 held for attacking cops, and vandalising police vehicles in Tripura’s Sepahijala district.

Synonyms: wreck (बरबाद कर देना)

Antonyms: build (बनाना)

Q. Which of the following is a synonym of the word vandalize?

a) Build

b) Construct

c) Destroy

d) Protect

Similar Sounding Words with Different meaning:

• made: बनाया/ निर्मित
• maid: नौकरानी

Ans. c): Destroy is a synonym of the word vandalize.

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