Vocabulary
Violent
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something
Urdu meaning
پرتشدد، شدید
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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An effective response to violent extremism needs a diagnostic approach; a solely securitybased one shuts out human rights.Collective resolve, political ownership and support and volunteerism in communities where extremism breeds are needed.
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Fighting radicalism
— 2026-04-14
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Currently, the most violent characters `find meaning in life only when they are in conflict`.
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A call to conscience
— 2026-04-10
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The prime minister quit after two days of protests that sometimes turned violent, and 77 protesters lay dead, some of them still in their school uniform.
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Himalayan hopes
— 2026-04-01
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If India continues to use violent methods in occupied Kashmir, and attempts to alter its demographic profile, public hostilities will escalate.
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Silencing Muslims
— 2026-03-27
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ON March 1, following news of the assassination of Iran`s Supreme Leader, parts of Gilgit-Baltistan and Karachi witnessed protests that turned violent.
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Active learning
— 2026-03-20
Synonyms
brutal, vicious, savage, harsh, rough, aggressive,
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