Vocabulary Spotlight
Carnage
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: नरसंहार (naranshaar) – Ek violent ya massive killing ya destruction, khaaskar battlefield par.
Pronunciation
[kahr-nij]
Synonyms, Antonyms & Related Words
Synonyms
Slaughter – हत्या (hatya)
Related Words
Destruction – विनाश (vinaash)
Word Origin
“Carnage” French aur Latin shabd “carnaticum” se aaya hai, jiska matlab hai “slaughter” ya massive killing.
Word Family
Noun: Carnage – नरसंहार (naranshaar)
Adjective: Carnal – शारीरिक (sharirik)
Usage Examples
1. Jungle mein carnage ke baad shanti ho gayi.
– After the carnage in the jungle, peace returned.
2. War ke dauran bahut bada carnage hua tha.
– There was immense carnage during the war.
Cultural Note
India ke itihaas mein bhi kai yuddh aur carnage ke dauran bahut se logon ka balidan hua, jo samajik aur rajnaitik parivartan ka karan bane.
In Context
“Carnage” ka use aksar battlefield ya kisi violent incident mein large scale killing aur destruction ke sandarbh mein hota hai.