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Daily Dawn Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
September 12, 2019
Brutal (adjective) ظالمانہ، وحشیانہ، بے رحم
savagely violent.
Example: “a brutal murder”
Synonyms: savage, cruel, bloodthirsty, vicious, ferocious, barbaric, barbarous, wicked, murderous
Antonyms: gentle, humane
Impunity (noun) سزا سے چھٹکارا، استثنیٰ
exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action.
Example: “the impunity enjoyed by military officers implicated in civilian killings”
Synonyms: immunity, indemnity, exemption from punishment, freedom from punishment,
Antonyms: liability, responsibility
Woeful (adjective) افسوسناک، المناک
characterized by, expressive of, or causing sorrow or misery.
Example: “her face was woeful”
Synonyms: sad, unhappy, miserable, woebegone, doleful, forlorn, crestfallen, glum, gloomy
Antonyms: happy, cheerful, uplifting
Reckless (adjective) لاپرواہی، غافل، عاقبت نااندیش
heedless of danger or the consequences of one’s actions; rash or impetuous.
Example: “you mustn’t be so reckless”
Synonyms: rash, careless, thoughtless, incautious, heedless, unheeding, inattentive, hasty
Antonyms: careful, cautious, prudent
Opprobrium (noun) رسوائی، ذلت، بدنامی، تحقیر
harsh criticism or censure.
Example: “the critical opprobrium generated by his films”
Synonyms: vilification, abuse, vituperation, condemnation, criticism, censure, castigation
Antonyms: praise, honour
Ominous (adjective) نحس، بدنما، بدشگونی والا
giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious.
Example: “there were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead”
Synonyms: threatening, menacing, baleful, forbidding, sinister, doomy, inauspicious,
Antonyms: promising, auspicious, propitious
Feeble (adjective) کمزور، مدھم، ضعیف
lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.
Example: “by now, he was too feeble to leave his room”
Synonyms: weak, weakly, weakened, puny, wasted, frail, infirm, delicate, sickly, ailing, unwell,
Antonyms: strong, brave, forceful
Ignominy (noun) حقارت، رسوائی، بدنامی
public shame or disgrace.
Example: “the ignominy of being imprisoned”
Synonyms: shame, humiliation, embarrassment, mortification; disgrace, dishonour, stigma
Antonyms: honour
Abrupt (adjective) اچانک، غیر متوقع تبدیلی، ناگہانی طور پر
sudden and unexpected.
Example: “I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject”
Synonyms: sudden, immediate, instantaneous, hurried, hasty, quick, swift, rapid, speedy
Antonyms: gradual, unhurried
Reluctant (adjective) ہچکچاہٹ ، ناراض مند، اڑیل
unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.
Example: “today, many ordinary people are still reluctant to talk about politics”
Synonyms: unwilling, disinclined, unenthusiastic, grudging, resistant, resisting, opposed
Antonyms: willing, eager, ready
Deplete (verb) ختم کرنے کے قابل، خرچ کرنا، استعمال کرنا، سخت کمی
use up the supply or resources of.
Example: “reservoirs have been depleted by years of drought”
Synonyms: exhaust, use up, consume, expend, spend, drain, empty, sap, milk, suck dry
Antonyms: augment, increase
