Vocabulary
Hostility
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
hostile behaviour; unfriendliness or opposition.
Urdu meaning
دشمنی، مخالفانہ، جارحیت، عداوت
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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It merely exposed the dependence.When media systems, digital platforms and political entrepreneurs become accustomed to extracting value from hostility, any gesture that lowers tensions becomes a threat to business.
Dawn Editorials —
The Outrage Machine reloaded
— 2026-05-01
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But the future of the bilateral relationship between Washington and Tehran need not be marked by perpetual hostility.
Dawn Editorials —
First contact
— 2026-04-12
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Sites meant to symbolise devotion and coexistence fell silent, their gates locked by human decisions that have been shaped by fear and hostility.
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Holy sites
— 2026-04-11
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If accurate, this reflects the growing hostility between Iran and the Saudi kingdom.
Dawn Editorials —
Pakistan`s dilemma
— 2026-03-18
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Despite wars and prolonged hostility, the treaty survived.
Dawn Editorials —
Fluid frontiers
— 2026-03-11
Synonyms
antagonism, unfriendliness, bitterness, malevolence, malice, unkindness, spite,
Antonyms
friendliness, approval
Curator example
“their hostility to all outsiders”
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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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