Vocabulary
Inflicted
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
To cause someone to experience or be
affected by sth unpleasant or harmful
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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This growing reliance is, in many ways, self-inflicted.
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Food dependency
— 2026-04-21
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AMONGST Iran`s conditions in the 10-point plan Tehran forwarded to the US as part of the ceasefire was a demand for compensation for the damage inflicted on the country by America and Israel on Feb 28.
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War reparations
— 2026-04-19
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7 ** í HE atrocities inflicted on the Rohingya the world`s `most persecuted community`, according to international J 6 organisations have been recognised as genocide by a number of countries.
Dawn Editorials —
Escaping pain
— 2026-04-16
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Islamabad`s predicament is largely self-inflicted.
Dawn Editorials —
IMF and subsidy
— 2026-04-07
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Perhaps Mr Trump is not satisfied with the violence and bloodshed the US and Israel have already inflicted on Iran.
Dawn Editorials —
Trump`s hot air
— 2026-04-03
Synonyms
impose, force, thrust
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