Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (21 July 2021)

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (21 July 2021)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
July 21, 2021


Perish (verb) تباہ ہونا، مٹ جانا، فنا ہونا

die, especially in a violent or sudden way.
Example: “a great part of his army perished of hunger and disease”
Synonyms: die, lose one’s life, be killed, fall, expire, meet one’s death, be lost, lay down one’s life
Antonyms: be born, be immortal, begin, come into being


Stupor (noun) صدمہ، بے حسی، غفلت

a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility.
Example: “a drunken stupor”
Synonyms: daze, state of stupefaction, state of senselessness, state of unconsciousness, inertia, torpor
Antonyms: consciousness, wakefulness, activity, interest


Platitude (noun) ہلکا پن، مقالہ، چلتا لفظ، فرسودگی

a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful.
Example: “he masks his disdain for her with platitudes about how she should believe in herself more”
Synonyms: cliché, truism, commonplace, banality, old chestnut, bromide, inanity, tag
Antonyms: sophism, laconism, enigma


Lackadaisical (adjective) سست، ناتواں، پھیکا

lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy.
Example: “a lackadaisical defence left Spurs adrift in the second half”
Synonyms: careless, lazy, lax, unenthusiastic, half-hearted, uninterested, lukewarm
Antonyms: enthusiastic, excited


Deplorable (adjective) افسوسناک، برا، بدقسمتی

deserving strong condemnation; completely unacceptable.
Example: “children living in deplorable conditions”
Synonyms: disgraceful, shameful, dishonourable, disreputable, discreditable, unworthy, shabby
Antonyms: admirable


Manoeuvre (verb) حکمت عملی، تدبیر، داﺅ کرنا

move skilfully or carefully.
Example: “the lorry was unable to manoeuvre comfortably in the narrow street”
Synonyms: steer, guide, drive, negotiate, navigate, pilot, direct, manipulate, move
Antonyms: cessation, ignorance, inaction, inactivity


Malicious (adjective) دل کا برا، بدخواہ، حاسد

characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm.
Example: “he was found guilty of malicious damage”
Synonyms: spiteful, malevolent, hostile, bitter, venomous, poisonous, evil-intentioned
Antonyms: benevolent


Profess (verb) اقرار کرنا، اعلان کرنا، مدعی ہونا

claim that one has (a quality or feeling), especially when this is not the case.
Example: “he had professed his love for her only to walk away”
Synonyms: declare, announce, proclaim, assert, state, affirm, avow, maintain, protest
Antonyms: dispute, refuse, renounce, be quiet


Contrary (adjective) برعکس، الٹ، برخلاف

opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.
Example: “he ignored contrary advice and agreed on the deal”
Synonyms: opposite, opposing, opposed, contradictory, clashing, conflicting, antithetical, incompatible
Antonyms: compatible, same


Neutrality (noun) علیحدگی، غیر جانبداری

the state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.; impartiality.
Example: “during the war, Switzerland maintained its neutrality”
Synonyms: impartiality, lack of bias, lack of prejudice, objectivity, open-mindedness, disinterestedness
Antonyms: partiality, bias, participation, taking sides


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