The following words were taken from the Dawn newspaper on June 18, 2020:
Dawn Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning | 18 June 2020
Intrude (verb)
بلا اجازت کسی جگہ داخل ہونا ، بیچ میں گھسنا
put oneself deliberately into a place or situation where one is unwelcome or uninvited
Or to cause a disruption in discussion
Example: The RAW began to intrude upon the conversations of private citizens in an effort to find out who was spying for China.
Synonyms: Infringe, invade, breach, trespass, meddle, interfere, encroach
Antonyms: avoid, neglect
Confrontation (noun)
آمنا سامنا، مقابلہ، جھگڑا، محازآرائی
a hostile or argumentative situation or meeting between opposing parties
Or an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
Example: After a period of confrontation, we are entering an era of negotiation.
Synonyms: contest, competition, crisis, clash, collision, strife, battle, fight, dispute, quarrel
Antonyms: harmony, agreement, peace
Discord (noun)
اختلاف رائے، نا اتفاقی
Disagreement between people, a lack of agreement or harmony
Example: The greatest good of a State is unity; the greatest evil, discord and distraction.
Synonyms: disharmony, conflict, disaccord
Antonyms: accord, agreement, cooperation
Provocation (noun)
طیش، اشتعال پھیلانے والی حرکت
action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately
Example: I walked away from a potential fight despite my enemy’s provocation.
Synonyms: incitement, instigation, inducement, stimulation
Antonyms: disincentive, counterincentive, hindrance, discouragement
Salvo (noun)
توپوں یا بندوقوں کو ایک ساتھ داغنے کا عمل
A sudden, vigorous, or aggressive act or series of acts
Example: We watched the soldiers practice their salvo salute.
Synonyms: bombardment, gunfire, drumfire, storm, overabundance
Antonyms: dribble, drip, trickle, drizzle
Delusion (noun)
غلط عقیدہ، فریب، دھوکا
belief in something that is not true
Example: Though he is popular, my classmate is under the delusion that everyone likes him.
Synonyms: misconception, misbelief, fantasy
Antonyms: reality, fact, truth, good belief
Jingoistic (adjective)
جنونی وطن پرست
related to the belief that your own country is always best
Example: They felt a jingoistic pride as they strolled through the city.
Synonyms: loyal, patriotic, nationalistic
Antonyms: antisocial, nonparticipating
Ignominious (adjective)
شرمناک، رسوائی، ذلت آمیز
deserving or causing public disgrace or shame
Example: But his methods of filling his purse were often unconstitutional and sometimes ignominious.
Synonyms: disgraceful, humiliating, degrading, shameful, disgraceful, dishonorable, embarrassing,
Antonyms: honorable, reputable, respectable
Squabble (noun)
چھوٹی باتوں پر جھگڑنا، تلخ کلامی
a noisy quarrel about something trivial
Example: Kids will squabble over the most ridiculous things.
Synonyms: argument, difference of opinion, dispute, quarrel, controversy, battle, disagreement, misunderstanding
Antonyms: harmony, agreement, accord, peace
Unbridled (adjective)
بے لگام، جس پر قابو نہ پایا جا سکے
showing no signs of being under control
Example: Black markets usually run unbridled, with no government control or laws that protect buyers.
Synonyms: unbounded, uncontrolled, unchecked, unrestrained, unhindered
Antonyms: moderate, temperate, controlled, constrained
