assassination
US
/əˌsæsɪˈneɪʃən/
UK
/əˌsæsɪˈneɪʃən/
Meaning
The planned killing of an important or well-known person, usually for political or ideological reasons.
किसी महत्वपूर्ण या मशहूर व्यक्ति की, आमतौर पर राजनीतिक या वैचारिक कारणों से, जानबूझकर की गई हत्या।
Examples
“The assassination of the president shocked people across the country.”
“Police increased security after an assassination attempt on the mayor.”
“The group planned to assassinate the leader during his visit.”
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Not natural: The assassination was happened in the capital.
Better: The assassination happened in the capital.
Happen is not used in the passive; the event itself happens.
Happen का passive रूप नहीं बनता; यहाँ घटना खुद हुई, इसलिए “was” नहीं आएगा।
Not natural: The assassin was planned carefully.
Better: The assassination was planned carefully.
An assassin is a person; an assassination is the planned act.
Assassin उस व्यक्ति को कहते हैं जो हत्या करता है; हत्या की योजना assassination होती है।
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Use assassination for the targeted killing of an important person, not for every murder; an assassination attempt may fail.
Assassination किसी महत्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति की निशाना बनाकर की गई हत्या है, हर murder नहीं; assassination attempt नाकाम भी हो सकता है।