Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (12 June 2021)

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (12 June 2021)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
June 12, 2021


Compatriot (noun) ہم وطن، ایک دیس کے باشندے

a fellow citizen or national of a country.
Example: “Stich defeated his compatriot Boris Becker in the quarter-finals”
Synonyms: fellow countryman, fellow countrywoman, countryman, countrywoman, fellow citizen, fellow national
Antonyms: foreigner, alien, outsider, immigrant


Fare (verb) سواری کا کرایہ، زادر راہ

perform in a specified way in a particular situation or over a particular period.
Example: “the party fared badly in the elections”
Synonyms: get on, proceed, get along, progress, make out, do, manage, muddle through/along
Antonyms: toil, fast, fail, droop, sink


Surveillance (noun) حراست، کڑی نگرانی

close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal.
Example: “he found himself put under surveillance by British military intelligence”
Synonyms: observation, scrutiny, watch, view, inspection, monitoring, supervision
Antonyms: carelessness, ignorance, neglect


Complacent (adjective) مطمئن، اطمینان

showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.
Example: “you can’t afford to be complacent about security”
Synonyms: smug, self-satisfied, pleased with oneself, proud of oneself, self-approving, self-congratulatory
Antonyms: dissatisfied, humble


Lambast (verb) درے لگانا، کوڑے مارنا

criticize (someone or something) harshly.
Example: “they lambasted the report as a gross distortion of the truth”
Synonyms: criticize, castigate, chastise, censure, condemn, take to task, harangue, attack
Antonyms: baste, bawl out, berate, call down


Atrocity (noun) ظالمانہ طرز عمل، سفاکی، بے رحمی

an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury.
Example: “a textbook which detailed war atrocities”
Synonyms: act of barbarity, act of brutality, act of savagery, act of wickedness, cruelty, abomination
Antonyms: good behavior, kindness, pleasantness


Recognition (noun) توثیق، تصدیق کرنے کا عمل

identification of someone or something or person from previous encounters or knowledge.
Example: “she saw him pass by without a sign of recognition”
Synonyms: identification, recollection, recall, remembrance
Antonyms: disregard, neglect, obliviousness


Pillory (verb) تماشہ بنانا، سخت تنقیدکرنا، تقلید کرنا

attack or ridicule publicly.
Example: “he found himself pilloried by members of his own party”
Synonyms: attack, criticize, censure, condemn, denigrate, find fault with, give a bad press to
Antonyms: accolade, esteem, praise


Contraction (noun) تنگی، چھوٹا کرنے کا عمل

the process of becoming smaller.
Example: “the general contraction of the industry did further damage to morale”
Synonyms: shrinking, reduction in size, shrinkage, decline, decrease, diminution, dwindling, downtick
Antonyms: expansion, growth


Stimulus (noun) معلومات، محرک، تحریک

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
Antonyms: deterrent, discouragement


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