Vocabulary
Fraught
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
Situation or course of action Filled with something undesirable
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Water-sharing among provinces is fraught with mistrust.
- The current wave against Imran Khan and the PTI is notable even in our country`s fraught history for its intensity and longevity.
- A little effort from both sides Islamabad offering some flexibility in timelines, and Kabul lifting restrictions on aid workers could go a long way in easing this fraught process.
- For more than half their life, the utility stores represented the most fraught chapter in Pakistan`s public sector management.
- THE meeting between Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sparked cautious optimism that Islamabad and Washington may finally be turning a corner in their often-fraught relationship.
Synonyms
Charged, replete
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