Vocabulary
Guise
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
an external form, appearance, or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something.
Urdu meaning
بھیس، لباس، بہروپ،کردار
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- It infantilises adult women, stripping them of autonomy under the guise of care.
- Under the guise of Independence Day celebrations, a mob, reportedly led by a TLP leader, attacked and set ablaze two worship places of the minority group, while also beating up community members.
- It is true that some people, under the guise of pilgrims, enter and remain in Iraq and Iran illegally, or use these countries as a gateway to unlawfully enter Europe.
- The war on nature and working masses carries on under the guise of development.
- For a united and inclusive political landscape, peaceful political agitation should not be prosecuted under the guise of upholding the law.
Synonyms
likeness, external appearance, appearance, semblance, form, outward form, shape
Antonyms
character, person, individual, sentiment
Curator example
“he visited in the guise of an inspector”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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