SSC MTS 2019 PYQ — Question 9

SSC MTS Previous Year - 08 August 2019 - Shift 2 • English • Q9

Select the synonym of the given word.

Hate

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Detest.

Word meaning

Usage

Synonym

Antonym

Hate: Feel intense dislike for.

It has the synonym ‘Detest’ which means ‘dislike intensely’.

You are right; I do not feel the smallest inclination to hate him.

animosity

antagonism

enmity

hatred

friendship

goodwill

happiness

kindness

Meaning of other words:

Defer: put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone.

Defile: damage the purity or appearance of.