Word of the Day (excesses)-18AUG20

Word of the Day (excesses)-18AUG20

Today’s “Word of the Day” is excesses and it is a noun meaning “uncontrolled behaviour; unrestricted conduct; extreme, violent actions which are unacceptable”.

Example Sentence: Protests against the Belarus government have focused on the excesses of the Alexander Lukashenko government, in particular the torture of jailed protesters following last week’s rigged elections. An estimated 200,000 opponents of Lukashenko flooded downtown Minsk on Sunday in a wave of red and white, the colours of the pre-Lukashenko flag.

This word is present in The The Guardian article ‘We will perish’: embattled Lukashenko sends SOS to Putin and click here to read it.

Courtesy: The Guardian

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