Vocabulary
Prone
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something unpleasant or regrettable.
Urdu meaning
شکار، ڈھلوان، چت
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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The institution continues to be one of the most incompetent government agencies and prone to corruption, a reputation that has proven resistant to change.
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Tax shortfall
— 2026-05-02
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Relying on a `just-intime` supply practice for wheat, cooking oil and medicines is no longer viable in a conflict-prone world.
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War and climate resilience
— 2026-03-26
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The alternative, campus surveillance by CCTV cameras monitored by humans, can be too invasive and has been prone to abuse.
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AI in the classroom
— 2026-02-14
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Economic recovery without institutional repair will always be fragile and prone to reversals.
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Governing beyond diagnosis
— 2026-02-07
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For young men in conflict-prone societies, for elites resisting accountability, for armed groups seeking legitimacy, the lesson is corrosive.
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When might becomes right
— 2026-01-10
Synonyms
susceptible, vulnerable, liable, inclined, given, subject, disposed, predisposed, open;
Antonyms
resistant, immune
Curator example
“farmed fish are prone to disease”
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