Daily Dawn Vocabulary December 18, 2020

Fracas `(noun)`

اودھم، غل غپاڑہ، پرشور ہنگامہ

"a noisy disturbance or quarrel"
Example: the fracas was broken up by stewards.
Synonyms: disturbance, quarrel, scuffle, brawl, affray, tussle, melee, free-for-all, fight, clash
Antonyms: calm, happiness, peace, harmony, truce, agreement

Emphasize `(verb)`

زور ڈالنا، زور دینا، تاکید کرنا

"give special importance or value to (something) in speaking or writing"
Example: they emphasize the need for daily, one-to-one contact between parent and child.
Synonyms: bring/call/draw attention to, focus attention on, highlight, point up, spotlight, foreground, play up
Antonyms: understate, play down

Flimsy `(adjective)`

بودا، بے اعتبار، کوئی کمزور چیز

"insubstantial and easily damaged"
Example: a flimsy barrier.
Synonyms: insubstantial, slight, light, fragile, breakable, frail, shaky, unstable, wobbly, tottery
Antonyms: sturdy

Defiant `(adjective)`

نڈر، ڈھیٹ، بے باک

"showing defiance"
Example: a defiant gesture.
Synonyms: intransigent, resistant, obstinate, uncooperative, non-compliant, recalcitrant, confrontational
Antonyms: apologetic, cooperative

Ambitious `(adjective)`

حوصلہ مند، آرزومند، بلند حوصلہ

"having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed"
Example: a ruthlessly ambitious workaholic.
Synonyms: aspiring, determined, forceful, pushy, enterprising, pioneering, progressive, eager, motivated
Antonyms: unambitious, lazy

Stimulus `(noun)`

اشتعال، 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, inducement
Antonyms: deterrent, discouragement

Intrusion `(noun)`

خلل اندازی، مداخلت

"the action of intruding"
Example: he was furious about this intrusion into his private life.
Synonyms: encroachment on, trespass on, obtrusion into, invasion of, incursion into, violation of, interruption of
Antonyms: withdrawal

Decry `(verb)`

پسند نہ آنا، انکار، مذمت کرنا

"publicly denounce"
Example: they decried human rights abuses.
Synonyms: denounce, condemn, criticize, censure, damn, attack, fulminate against, rail against
Antonyms: praise, overrate

Alienate `(verb)`

بددلی پیدا کرنا، دور کر دینا،دوستانہ کم ہونا

"make (someone) feel isolated or estranged"
Example: an urban environment which would alienate its inhabitants.
Synonyms: estrange, turn away, set apart, drive apart, isolate, detach, distance, put at a distance
Antonyms: unite

Daily Dawn Vocabulary December 18, 2020