Vocabulary
Harrowing
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
acutely distressing. (Harrow: cause distress to)
Urdu meaning
کربناک، دکھ پہنچانے والا، دلخراش
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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While the Shaheens beat India on their way to the final, where they prevailed against Bangladesh, the Under-19 side rebounded after a harrowing loss to India in the group stage before outclassing them in the title clash.
Dawn Editorials —
Juniors` achievement
— 2025-12-23
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The UN`s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification panel announced this grim `milestone` on Friday, confirming what many had already known, thanks to the harrowing images coming out of the besieged Palestinian territory.
Dawn Editorials —
Gaza famine
— 2025-08-25
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One would think that a state that came into being following the Holocaust history`s most harrowing genocide would internalise and live by the crucial lesson: never again, for anyone.
Dawn Editorials —
Shameful silence
— 2025-07-23
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A harrowing video depicting the execution of a young couple last month in Balochistan`s Jaffarabad district recently went viral on social media and sent shockwaves across Pakistan.
Dawn Editorials —
`Honour` kills
— 2025-07-22
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RSF also urges the international community to guarantee legal pathways for Afghan journalists, stranded in a harrowing situation, and request the embassies to speed uptheirvisacases.
Dawn Editorials —
From safe haven to trap
— 2025-07-05
Synonyms
distress, trouble, afflict, grieve, torment, torture,
Antonyms
calm, comfort, heartening
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