Vocabulary
Erosion
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.
Urdu meaning
کٹاﺅ، کھانے سے خاتمہ، مٹ جانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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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.
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Rights at risk
— 2026-04-22
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Coming on the back of waning international support due to its two-year genocidal war in Gaza, Israel`s aggression against Iran has exposed it to worldwide condemnation and erosion of support from long-standing European allies.
Dawn Editorials —
The fallout
— 2026-04-20
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Yet the celebratory tone among proponents of the law underscores a grim reality: the erosion of ethical restraint.
Dawn Editorials —
Executing Palestinians
— 2026-04-01
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Not by flood or famine, earthquake or epidemic, but by the slow, invisible erosion of chronic undernutrition.
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Starved childhoods
— 2026-03-11
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Meanwhile, the world will remain embroiled in further erosion of the rulesbased order, which is intensifying major power competition, the breakdown of world economic order and the rise of hypernationalism.
Dawn Editorials —
Expanding footprint
— 2026-02-15
Synonyms
wearing away, abrasion, scraping away, grinding down, crumbling, wear and tear
Antonyms
buildup, construction, rebuilding
Curator example
“the problem of soil erosion”
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