Extenuation in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “extenuation” in Hindi is उपशमन, pronounced upashaman — it is a adjective. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
An adaptation of extenuātiōn-, the oblique stem of the Latin extenuātiō (“a thinning or diminishing”, “rarefaction”; rhetoric “a lessening”, “diminution”, “extenuation”), noun of action from extenuō (“to thin, reduce, or diminish”). Equivalent to extenuate + -ion. Compare the French exténuation.
Quick facts about “extenuation”
Everything we know about this word at a glance.
Related Words
Explore more words like this one.