Vocabulary
Dissent
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held.
Urdu meaning
اختلافات، اختلاف رائے
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Whether in media, academia, civil service or everyday social interactions, there is often an unspoken expectation to avoid dissent and to selfcensor.
Dawn Editorials —
Power of the powerless
— 2026-05-02
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Isolated acts of dissent, while meaningful, are often vulnerable.
Dawn Editorials —
Power of the powerless
— 2026-05-02
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The alacrity on external links helps gain geostrategic rents to `fix` economic inertia, delay reforms and curb dissent.
Dawn Editorials —
Struggling at home
— 2026-04-28
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But as such rents are falling and dissent rising, this cycle may not last long.
Dawn Editorials —
Struggling at home
— 2026-04-28
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Amnesty International`s latest report notes a pattern that cuts across regions: grave crimes under international law in active conflicts, the steady erosion of accountability, and the growing use of state power to silence dissent.
Dawn Editorials —
Rights at risk
— 2026-04-22
Synonyms
disagreement, lack of agreement, difference of opinion, argument, dispute, demur;
Antonyms
agreement, acceptance
Curator example
“there was no dissent from this view”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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