assassinate
/əˈsæsɪneɪt/verb
उच्चारण असैसिनेट
(किसी महत्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति की) हत्या करना
Advanced wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as spelling
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[T] ~ sb
to murder an important or famous person, especially for political reasons
(किसी महत्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति की) हत्या करना
- Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948.
- The attempt to assassinate the president was foiled by alert security guards.
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914, which led to a world war.
+ 2 more examples
- The plot to assassinate the leader was discovered in time.
- Many world leaders have been assassinated in the past century.
◇Word family
AaSpelling
as·sas·si·nate
With double s twice (ass-ass-) and -inate (not 'assasinate').
दो बार दोहरा s (ass-ass-) और अंत में -inate ('assasinate' गलत है)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: the murder of an important person for political reasons is assassination; the killer an assassin.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: राजनीतिक कारणों से किसी महत्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति की हत्या assassination; हत्यारा assassin।
General knowledge
Mahatma Gandhi (1948), Indira Gandhi (1984) and Rajiv Gandhi (1991) were assassinated; 30 January is observed as Martyrs' Day.
महात्मा गांधी (1948), इंदिरा गांधी (1984) और राजीव गांधी (1991) की हत्या हुई; 30 जनवरी शहीद दिवस के रूप में मनाया जाता है।