Vocabulary
Treason
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the crime of betraying one’s country, especially by attempting to kill or overthrow the sovereign or government.
Urdu meaning
غداری، باغیانہ، اپنے ملک کی بدخواہی، بے وفا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
Sentences are selected from stored editorial text where your search word appears. If none appear yet, run the admin sentence generator for fuller coverage.
-
The Declaration of Independence was technically treason against the British Crown.
Dawn Editorials —
Constitutional hero
— 2025-10-21
-
He rejects this because he realises `the last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong reason`.President Trump is not distracted by such moral dilemmas.
Dawn Editorials —
The womb of war
— 2025-10-16
-
Pakistan has a long and chequered history of political leaders being tried on serious charges like murder, treason, sedition and anti-state activities, only to be absolved by the passage of time.
Dawn Editorials —
Justice or spectacle?
— 2025-07-24
-
More recently, in Dec 2019, a special court declared that Gen Musharraf`s Nov 2007 actions amounted to treason, and sentenced him to death.
Dawn Editorials —
Post-26th judiciary
— 2025-07-12
-
Except the treason conviction was held to `subsist` when Musharraf had already died.
Dawn Editorials —
Post-26th judiciary
— 2025-07-12
Synonyms
treachery, lese-majesty; disloyalty, betrayal, faithlessness,
Antonyms
allegiance, loyalty
Curator example
“they were convicted of treason”
More vocabulary to explore
About this vocabulary section.
These entries support close reading of Dawn editorials and opinion pieces: short definitions,
Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
so you can see tone and usage.
Common questions
- Do I need to sign up to use this vocabulary page?
- No. Word pages are open to everyone. You can read meanings in English and Urdu, synonyms and antonyms, and example sentences without creating an account.
- Where do the example sentences come from?
- When available, example sentences are drawn from cached matches in our Dawn editorial corpus so you can see how a word is used in real newsroom-style prose.
- How is this different from a dictionary?
- This section is curated for students preparing for competitive exams and editorial reading. Entries are compact, often include Urdu glosses, and are paired with in-context lines from editorials when we have them.
