Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (09 September 2020)

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (09 September 2020)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
September 09, 2020


Obstruct (verb) روکنا

block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of.
Example: “she was obstructing the entrance”
Synonyms: block, block up, clog, clog up, get/stand in the way of, cut off, shut off, jam, bung up
Antonyms: clear


Rigid (adjective) غیر لچکدار، سخت، کڑا

unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not flexible.
Example: “a seat of rigid orange plastic”
Synonyms: stiff, hard, firm, inflexible, non-flexible, unbending, unyielding, inelastic
Antonyms: flexible, plastic


Acrimony (noun) تلخ مزاجی، بداخلاقی، کھردرا پن

bitterness or ill feeling.
Example: “the AGM dissolved into acrimony”
Synonyms: bitterness, rancour, resentment, ill feeling, ill will, bad blood, animosity, hostility, enmity
Antonyms: goodwill


Allay (verb) دور کرنا، کمی کرنا، دھیما کرنا

diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry).
Example: “the report attempted to educate the public and allay fears”
Synonyms: reduce, diminish, decrease, lessen, assuage, alleviate, ease, relieve, soothe, soften
Antonyms: increase, intensify


Inflammatory (adjective) سرخی، سوزش، آتش زنی

relating to or causing inflammation of a part of the body.
Example: “inflammatory cells”
Synonyms: causing inflammation, causing swelling, irritant, erythrogenic
Antonyms: uncontroversial


Induce (verb) قائل کرنا، مائل کرنا، آمادہ کرنا

succeed in persuading or leading (someone) to do something.
Example: “the pickets induced many workers to stay away”
Synonyms: persuade, convince, prevail upon, get, make, prompt, move, inspire, instigate
Antonyms: dissuade


Disarray (noun) تذبذب، ذہنی الجھاﺅ

a state of disorganization or untidiness.
Example: “her grey hair was in disarray”
Synonyms: disorder, confusion, chaos, untidiness, dishevelment, mess, muddle, clutter, jumble
Antonyms: tidiness, orderliness


Deterioration (noun) خراب ہونا، بگاڑنا، زوال

the process of becoming progressively worse.
Example: “a deterioration in the condition of the patient”
Synonyms: worsening, decline, decay, collapse, failure, fall, drop, downturn, slump, slip
Antonyms: improvement


Sanctuary (noun) پناہ، پاک جگہ، معبد، عبادت گاہ

refuge or safety from pursuit, persecution, or other danger.
Example: “his sons took sanctuary in the church”
Synonyms: refuge, haven, harbour, port in a storm, oasis, shelter, retreat, bolthole
Antonyms: pitfall, trap, snare, betrayal


Notoriety (noun) تشہیر، بدنامی

the state of being famous or well known for some bad quality or deed.
Example: “the song has gained some notoriety in the press”
Synonyms: infamy, bad reputation/name, disrepute, ill repute, ill fame, dishonour, discredit
Antonyms: anonymity, a low profile


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