Question

Direction: Choose the correct antonym for the given word:

ELEVATION

1. Reduction
2. Depression
3. Humiliation
4. Demotion
5.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Reduction

The correct answer is 'Reduction.'

• Let us see the meaning of ELEVATION:
  • ELEVATION: the action or fact of raising or being raised to a higher or more important level, state, or position. (उच्च या अधिक महत्वपूर्ण स्तर, राज्य या स्थिति को ऊपर उठाने या उठाए जाने की क्रिया या तथ्य।)
    • Example: This plan shows the front, side, and back elevations of the new supermarket.
  Let us see the meanings of the given options:
  • Reduction: the action or fact of making something smaller or less in amount, degree, or size. (मात्रा, डिग्री या आकार में किसी चीज को छोटा या कम करने की क्रिया या तथ्य।)
  • Drepression: feelings of severe despondency and dejection. (गंभीर निराशा की भावना।)
  • Humiliation: the action of humiliating someone or the state of being humiliated. (किसी को नीचा दिखाने की क्रिया या भाव।)
  • Demotion: reduction in rank or status. (पद या स्थिति में कमी।)
• From the meanings of the given words, we can say that the word 'Reduction' is the correct antonym of the given word 'ELEVATION.'
• Hence, the correct answer is 'Reduction.'

• Let us see the synonyms of the given words:
   

  Word	Synonym
  Reduction	Depletion
  Depression	Melancholy
  Humiliation	Embarrassment
  Demotion	Degradation