Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (21 February 2020)

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (21 February 2020)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
February 21, 2020


Condone (verb) معاف کرنا، تعزیر کرنا، درگذر کرنا

accept (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or offensive).
Example: “the college cannot condone any behaviour that involves illicit drugs”
Synonyms: deliberately ignore, not take into consideration, disregard, take no notice of, take no account of
Antonyms: condemn, punish


Hypocrisy (noun) منافقت، فریب، ریاکار

the practice of claiming to have higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case.
Example: “his target was the hypocrisy of suburban life”
Synonyms: sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, pietism, piousness, affected piety, affected superiority
Antonyms: honesty, sincerity


Dissonance (noun) ناہمواری، بے جوڑ، عدم اطمینان

lack of harmony among musical notes.
Example: “an unusual degree of dissonance for such choral styles”
Synonyms: inharmoniousness, discordance, atonality, cacophony, harshness, stridency, grating
Antonyms: harmony, similarity


Vicious (adjective) شیطانی، نااہل، فاسق

deliberately cruel or violent.
Example: “a vicious assault”
Synonyms: brutal, ferocious, savage, violent, dangerous, ruthless, remorseless, merciless
Antonyms: gentle, kindly, benevolent


Grotesque (adjective) حیرت انگیز، بگڑی ہوئی شکل

comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.
Example: “a figure wearing a grotesque mask”
Synonyms: malformed, deformed, misshapen, misproportioned, distorted, twisted, gnarled
Antonyms: ordinary, normal


Stimulus (noun) محرک، اشتعال، تحریک، معلومات

a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue.
Example: “areas of the brain which respond to auditory stimuli”
Synonyms: spur, stimulant, encouragement, impetus, boost, prompt, prod, incentive, inducement
Antonyms: deterrent, discouragement


Enormous (adjective) بہت زیادہ، قوی ہیکل، غیر معمولی

very large in size, quantity, or extent.
Example: “enormous sums of money”
Synonyms: huge, vast, extensive, expansive, broad, wide, boundless, immeasurable, limitless
Antonyms: tiny


Simultaneously (adverb) ایک ہی وقت میں، بیک وقت، ایک ساتھ

at the same time.
Example: “the telethon was broadcast simultaneously on 31 US networks”
Synonyms: at the same time, at one and the same time, at the same instant/moment, at once, concurrently
Antonyms: singly


Guise (noun) بھیس، لباس، بہروپ،کردار

an external form, appearance, or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something.
Example: “he visited in the guise of an inspector”
Synonyms: likeness, external appearance, appearance, semblance, form, outward form, shape
Antonyms: character, person, individual, sentiment


Autonomy (noun) خود مختاری، خود اختیاری

the right or condition of self-government.
Example: “between the First and Second World Wars, Canada gained greater autonomy from Britain”
Synonyms: self-government, independence, self-rule, home rule, sovereignty, self-determination
Antonyms: coercion, compulsion, constraint


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