preferment
/prɪˈfəːm(ə)nt/
US pronunciation
American sound/prɪˈfəːm(ə)nt/
prɪˈfəːmənt
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prɪ - ˈfəːmənt -> preferment
Myanmar meaning
(n) ရာထူးတိုးမြှင့်ခြင်း။
Full entry
preferment /prÇ'fɜ:mǝnt/ n
[U] (fml ) ရာထူးတိုးမြှင့်ခြင်း။ academic/ ecclesiastical preferment.
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- preferment /prÇ'fɜ:mǝnt/ n [U] ( fml ) ရာထူးတိုးမြှင့်ခြင်း။ academic/ ecclesiastical preferment.
Synonyms
promotion, advancement, elevation, upgrading, advance, advantage, advocacy, aggrandizement, amelioration, amendment, apotheosis, appointment, augmentation, backing, betterment, boost, break, breakthrough, buildup, bump, change, civilization, correction, cultivation, deification, development, eminence, encouragement, enhancement, ennoblement, enrichment, exaltation, exaltedness, favorable treatment, favoring, favoritism, first place, furtherance, gain, glorification, go-ahead, grandeur, growth, headway, hike, honor, immortalization, improvement, increase, jump, jump up, lift, lionization, loftiness, magnification, meliorism, move up, nobility, nobleness, precedence, preference, prelation, pride of place, priority, progress, progression, raise, rally, reclamation, recovery, rectification, reformation, regeneration, renovation, revision, rise, step up, sublimity, support, upbeat, upgrade, upswing
Antonyms
block, cessation, condemnation, damage, debasement, decline, decrease, demotion, denunciation, depression, derision, descent, deterioration, diminishing, diminishment, discouragement, disdain, disfavor, dislike, downfall, drop, equality, failure, halt, harm, hate, hatred, hindrance, humiliation, hurt, impediment, injury, last choice, loss, lowness, opposition, reduction, regression, rejection, retreat, retrogression, return, reversion, silence, spurning, stagnation, stop, stoppage, unimportance, weakening, worsening
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