Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (10 November 2020)

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (10 November 2020)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
November 10, 2020


Alter (verb) بدلنا، تبدیل کرنا

change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way.
Example: “Eliot was persuaded to alter the passage”
Synonyms: change, make changes to, make different, make alterations to, adjust, make adjustments to, adapt
Antonyms: preserve, stay the same


Opprobrium (noun) رسوائی، توہین آمیز، ملامت آمیز

harsh criticism or censure.
Example: “the critical opprobrium generated by his films”
Synonyms: vilification, abuse, vituperation, condemnation, criticism, censure, castigation, denunciation
Antonyms: praise


Optimism (noun) رجائیت، امید پروری

hopefulness and confidence about the future or the success of something.
Example: “the talks had been amicable and there were grounds for optimism”
Synonyms: hopefulness, hope, confidence, buoyancy, cheer, good cheer, cheerfulness, sanguineness
Antonyms: pessimism


Jettison (verb) ترک کرنا، دستبرداری

throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or ship.
Example: “six aircraft jettisoned their loads in the sea”
Synonyms: dump, drop, ditch, discharge, eject, throw out, empty out, pour out, tip out
Antonyms: load, keep, retain


Indulge (verb) مطمئن کرنا، مزے اڑانا

allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of.
Example: “we indulged in a cream tea”
Synonyms: wallow in, give oneself up to, give way to, yield to, abandon oneself to, give rein to
Antonyms: stifle


Hanker (verb) شدت سے چاہنا ، تڑپنا

feel a strong desire for or to do something.
Example: “he hankered after a lost golden age”
Synonyms: yearn, long, have a longing, have a hankering, crave, desire, wish, want
Antonyms: be averse, aversion


Disparage (verb) برا بھلا کہنا، نفی کرنا، قدر کم کرنا

regard or represent as being of little worth.
Example: “he never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors”
Synonyms: belittle, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, downgrade, play down, deflate, trivialize
Antonyms: praise, overrate, complimentary


Despicable (adjective) مایوسی، پلید، گھناﺅنا

deserving hatred and contempt.
Example: “a despicable crime”
Synonyms: contemptible, loathsome, hateful, detestable, reprehensible, abhorrent, abominable
Antonyms: admirable, noble


Reprehensible (adjective) مجرمانہ، قابل مذمت، قابل نفرت

deserving censure or condemnation.
Example: “his complacency and reprehensible laxity”
Synonyms: deplorable, disgraceful, discreditable, disreputable, despicable, blameworthy, culpable
Antonyms: creditable, praiseworthy, good


Malign (adjective) برائی کرنا، شیطانی، بدنام کرنا

evil in nature or effect.
Example: “she had a strong and malign influence”
Synonyms: harmful, evil, bad, baleful, hostile, inimical, destructive, malevolent, evil-intentioned
Antonyms: beneficial


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