Vocabulary
Discrepancy
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.
Urdu meaning
تضاد، اختلاف، فرق
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- To put it another way, how did the records of judges, flawless and fully acceptable at the time of the appointment, become discrepancy-riddle d later?
- This discrepancy highlights a missed opportunity by political parties to promote a more balanced representation.
- This discrepancy highlights a missed opportunity by political parties to promote a more balanced representation.
- This discrepancy between policy and practice is a reminder of the challenges of translating international agreements into tangible actions.
- The discrepancy between population and registered voters in districts is, however, possible as the persons are not necessarily registered as voters at the same place as they normally reside and get counted in a population census.
Synonyms
inconsistency, difference, disparity, variance, variation, deviation, divergence
Antonyms
similarity, correspondence
Curator example
“there’s a discrepancy between your account and his”
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