Home › Daily Editorial › Vocabulary › pacify

pacify meaning in Hindi

verbAsked 4× in SSC · latest SSC CPO 2024 T-1Antonyms · Synonyms
pacify verb

Meaning: To calm down someone who is angry or upset

Hindi: शांत करना

Synonyms: calm, soothe, appease, placate

Antonyms: provoke, agitate

Asked in: SSC CPO 2024 T-1 · SSC MTS 2024 · SSC CGL 2022 T-1 · SSC MTS 2020

pacify in SSC previous-year questions

  1. SSC CGL 2022 T-1 Antonyms

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
    Pacify

    Answer & explanation

    Answer: B) Aggravate

    Answer: Aggravate
    Explanation:
    • Pacify means to calm or soothe (शांत करना).
    • Aggravate means to make worse or irritate further (बिगाड़ना), so it directly opposes pacify.
    • Other options don’t fit as antonyms:
    • Placate and assuage are synonyms of pacify.
    • Quell means to suppress or put down (दबाना), which is related but not the opposite.

Examples

pacify – questions

What is the meaning of pacify in Hindi?

pacify means “शांत करना” in Hindi. In English: To calm down someone who is angry or upset

What are the synonyms of pacify?

Synonyms of pacify: calm, soothe, appease, placate.

What is the opposite of pacify?

Antonyms of pacify: provoke, agitate.

Has pacify been asked in SSC exams?

Yes – pacify has been asked 4 times in SSC exams: SSC CPO 2024 T-1, SSC MTS 2024, SSC CGL 2022 T-1, SSC MTS 2020.

Most asked in SSC Today's editorial