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Vocabulary Spotlight

Acquiescence

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: मौन स्वीकृति (maun sweekriti) – Acceptance or agreement without protest; silent or passive acceptance.

Pronunciation

[ak-wee-es-uhns]

Synonyms, Antonyms & Related Words

Synonyms

Acceptance – स्वीकार (sweekar)
Agreement – सहमति (sahamati)

Related Words

Compliance – पालन (palan)
Consent – मंजूरी (manzoori)

Word Origin

“Acquiescence” ka origin Latin “acquiescere” se hai, jo silent acceptance ko darshata hai. English mein iska pratham prayog 17th century mein hua.

Word Family

Noun: Acquiescence – मौन स्वीकृति (maun sweekriti)

Verb: Acquiesce – सहमत होना (sahmat hona)

Usage Examples

1. Meeting mein unhone proposal ko acquiescence ke sath accept kiya.

– They accepted the proposal with silent acquiescence in the meeting.

2. Uski acquiescence se sabko laga ki wo decision se sahmat hai.

– Her acquiescence made everyone feel that she agreed with the decision.

Cultural Note

Bharat mein kai parivarik aur samajik cheezon mein acquiescence ke saath accept kiya jata hai, bina kisi protest ke.

In Context

“Acquiescence” ka use passive ya silent acceptance ko dikhane ke liye hota hai, jisme koi openly oppose nahi karta hai.

Vocabulary Challenge

“Acquiescence” ka kya matlab hai?

Silent acceptance (मौन स्वीकृति)
Loud protest (जोरदार विरोध)
Strong support (मजबूत समर्थन)
Argument (बहस)

‘Silent acceptance’ sahi jawab hai kyunki acquiescence ka matlab hai bina protest ke maan lena.

“Acquiescence” shabd kis bhasha se aaya hai?

French (फ्रेंच)
German (जर्मन)
Greek (ग्रीक)
Latin (लैटिन)

‘Latin’ sahi jawab hai kyunki acquiescence ka origin Latin “acquiescere” se hai.

Acquiescence ka opposite kya ho sakta hai?

Acceptance (स्वीकार)
Protest (विरोध)
Agreement (सहमति)
Consent (मंजूरी)

‘Protest’ sahi jawab hai kyunki protest acquiescence ka opposite hai, jo silent acceptance ke vipreet hai.