Dawn Vocabulary 15 July 2020 | The following words were taken from the Dawn newspaper on July 15, 2020:
Dawn Vocabulary 15 July 2020 | Urdu Meaning & Sentence Examples
Clamour (verb)
چیخ کرمطالبہ کرنا، عوامی آواز، شور، ہنگامہ، شوروغل، شور مچانا، سخت شکایت، فریاد کرنا
a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting
Example: The calmouring of Indian civilians had no effect on General Dyer when he ordered the troops of Indian British Army to fire their rifles on April 13, 1919.
Synonyms: ferment, upheaval, outcry, brouhaha, uproar, agitation, howl, tumult
Antonyms: harmony, peace, calm, agreement
Bombshell (noun)
دھماکہ خیز خبر یا مایوسی کی بات، توپ کا گولہ، انتہائی دلکش، بڑی پر کشش عورت، دھماکے دار گوری
a sudden and often unpleasant piece of news
Example: Prime Minister’s resignation news was bombshell statement that rocked the country and left readers in shock.
Synonyms: reversal, shock, jolt, bump, stunner
Antonyms: composure, tranquility, peace, calm
Manifestation (noun)
اظہار، وضاحت، مظاہرہ، ظہور، تصریح، توضیح، اعلان
the action or fact of showing something
Example: Opposition claimed that rise in unemployment is a further manifestation of the government’s incompetence.
Synonyms: expression, indication, symptom, exhibition, meaning, demonstration
Antonyms: reality, concealment, hiding
Recurring (adjective)
دوبارہ ہونا، واپس آ جانا، باز گرد، بار بار چلنے والا
happening many times Or happening again
Example: The mother-son relationship is a recurring theme in her novel.
Synonyms: Reappear, persist, repeat, reiterate, return,
Antonyms: stop, halt
Perverse (adjective)
گمراہ، خودسر، مسخ شدہ، ٹیڑھا، برائی پر تلا ہوا، چڑچڑا، نا موافق ماحول
not normal or proper
Example: Unfortunately, the taxation policies of Pakistan are perverse, tainted and iron-rusted.
Synonyms: contradictory, stuffy, crotchety, irascible, wicked, troublesome, snarky, irritable, ornery, cranky, snappish, waspish, petulant
Antonyms: agreeable, reasonable, nice, happy
Convoluted (adjective)
نہایت پیچیدہ، بل کھایا ہوا، الجھا ہوا، بل دار
extremely complex and difficult to follow
Example: Her grammar elaborations are terribly convoluted.
Synonyms: perplexing, tangled, tortuous, complicated, meticulous
Antonyms: Straightforward, understandable, direct, simple, uncomplicated
Ulterior (adjective)
در پردہ، تہہ میں چھپا ہوا، خفیہ، پس پردہ
a secret purpose or reason for doing something
Example: Harry S. Truman had ulterior motives of Truman Doctrine.
Synonyms: enigmatic, ambiguous, concealed, equivocal, hidden, obscure
Antonyms: overt, express, public, known
Overhaul (verb)
نیا کر دینے کا عمل، دوبارہ ترقی دینے کا عمل، مرمت کرنا، بحال کرنا، معائنے کے لئے کھولنا، جانچ پڑتال کرنا
to completely change a system so that it works more effectively Or to completely change something, especially by getting rid of some people or things or replacing them with others Or to assess and replace with something better or newer
Example: The government needs to overhaul the outdated, tainted and deteriorated system of Pakistan Railway.
Synonyms: reexamine, repair, revamp, reconstruct, modernize, restore, improve, fix, inspect
Antonyms: damage, break, destroy
Stake (noun)
کاروباری مفاد، شرط لگانا، جواکھیلنا، شرط یا داو کی رقم
a share or financial involvement in something such as business
Example: She hold a 40 percent stake in the company.
Synonyms: share, claim, interest, wager
Antonyms: dissuade
Outskirts (noun)
شہر کا کنارا، دور سرحد
the outer edge of an area or town
Example: The factory is located on the outskirts of the Sialkot.
Synonyms: periphery, boundary, edge
Antonyms: center, inside, interior
