Vocabulary
Acute
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.
Urdu meaning
شدید، روشن دماغ، تیز
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Before the war, 266m people, primarily in low-income, conflicthit countries were facing `acute food insecurity`.
Dawn Editorials —
Age of anger
— 2026-04-27
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A NEW UN-backed report has listed Pakistan among 10 countries where acute food insecurity is most concentrated.This finding may seem surprising for a country with a large agricultural base.
Dawn Editorials —
Food-insecure nation
— 2026-04-27
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The fact that over 11m people 9.3m under `crisis` conditions and 1.7m in `emergency` still face acute food insecurity exposes a thin margin of resilience.
Dawn Editorials —
Food-insecure nation
— 2026-04-27
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The question is whether it can be recast as a clean energy corridor, carrying Chinese renewable capacity to Pakistan and eventually India, linking the world`s largest solar manufacturer to the region`s most acute energy deficits.
Dawn Editorials —
The economic connection
— 2026-04-23
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However, such a transition requires a policy reset, one that promotes diversification, innovation and private sector participation in other crop categories, particularly oilseeds and pulses, where our import dependence is most acute.
Dawn Editorials —
Food dependency
— 2026-04-21
Synonyms
severe, critical, drastic, dire, dreadful, terrible, awful, grave, bad, serious
Curator example
“an acute housing shortage”
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