Vocabulary
Desist
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
stop doing something; cease or abstain.
Urdu meaning
اجتناب کرنا، پرہیز کرنا،
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Policymakers should also desist from selling assets to foreign investors that yield no foreign currency revenue and lead to short payback periods due to Pakistan`s risk profile.Our challenge is not choosing between stabilisation and growth.
Dawn Editorials —
Policy responses
— 2025-11-22
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If there is any deference left for the document, the ruling parties must desist from proceeding on further amendments to the Constitution till public and political consensuscanbereached.
Dawn Editorials —
Knives out
— 2025-11-05
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But if those at the helm introspect they may find the better part of their natures commanding them to desist from frustrating and undermining the possibilities of Pakistan.
Dawn Editorials —
KP shows the way
— 2025-10-17
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This is also a validation of Pakistan`s narrative, as this country has been denouncing the Pahalgam attack from the beginning, while also calling for hostile foreign actors to desist from supporting terrorist violence within its borders.
Dawn Editorials —
Tianjin summit
— 2025-09-02
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Jailing women protesters and party workers without due process will be seen as an aggressive warning to females to desist from participating in politics and public engagement.
Dawn Editorials —
Captive women
— 2025-05-25
Synonyms
abstain, refrain, forbear, hold back, keep, stop, cease, discontinue, suspend
Antonyms
continue, persist in
Curator example
“each pledged to desist from acts of sabotage”
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