Vocabulary
Excess
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
an amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable.
Urdu meaning
تجاوز، حد سے زیادہ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- But the excess is deceptive.
- The first, and the most obvious one, is that Pakistan has a fairly rich history of political protest against authoritarian rule and state excess of various forms.
- Therefore, the idea is not just to drain water quickly, but to slow it down, store it and use it, turning excess water into an urban asset.
- UNJAB is reeling from massive flooding triggered by a combination of torrential rains and excess water released by India from the Ravi, Chenab and Sutlej rivers.
- Hence until it is set aside on appeal as an order given in excess of jurisdiction, it stands as a legally effective order between the parties which will be enforced.
Synonyms
surplus, surfeit, overabundance, superabundance, superfluity, oversufficiency, profusion
Curator example
“are you suffering from an excess of stress in your life?”
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