Vocabulary
Dichotomy
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
Urdu meaning
دو نوعیتی، دو فرعی تقسیم
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- This dichotomy itself may endanger their rule, along with threatening the security of neighbouring states, should IS establish itself on Afghan soil.
- This initially led to the dichotomy of the sacred and the profane, while the violent Protestant movement culminated in the Peace of Westphalia (1648) which alienated religion from the state`s affairs.
- This initially led to the dichotomy of the sacred and the profane, while the violent Protestant movement culminated in the Peace of Westphalia (1648) which alienated religion from the state`s affairs.
- However, the political class and establishment refuse to acknowledge this fundamental abnormality in our constitutional order, which has turned the trichotomy of powers into a sort of dichotomy of powers.
- The expected dissolution of the dysfunctional CPEC Authority should also settle the issue of dichotomy of power in CPEC-related decision-making, making it easier for the planning ministry to fast-track the implementation of its decisions.
Synonyms
division, separation, divorce, split, gulf, chasm, difference, contrast, disjunction
Antonyms
agreement, harmony, likeness, sameness
Curator example
“a rigid dichotomy between science and mysticism”
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