Vocabulary
Internecine
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
destructive to both sides in a conflict.
Urdu meaning
خونریز، باہمی ہلاکت کا باعث
Example sentences (from Dawn)
Sentences are selected from stored editorial text where your search word appears. If none appear yet, run the admin sentence generator for fuller coverage.
- The country has received a reality check that should shake it out of its perpetual internecine conflicts.
- That treaty brought a long-sought peace to Europe after centuries of internecine conflict.
- In other words, the issue seems to have united a wide section of society in a tribal region, where local matters are usually dominated by internecine conflicts.
- That treaty brought a long-sought peace to Europe after centuries of internecine conflict.
- The crisis stems from deadly tribal clashes that erupted after a November attack on a convoy claimed at least 43 lives, spiralling into internecine violence that has now killed over 130 people.
Synonyms
deadly, bloody, violent, fierce, destructive, ruinous, civil, internal, family
Antonyms
beneficial, restorative, salubrious, salutary
Curator example
“the region’s history of savage internecine warfare”
More vocabulary to explore
About this vocabulary section.
These entries support close reading of Dawn editorials and opinion pieces: short definitions,
Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
so you can see tone and usage.
Common questions
- Do I need to sign up to use this vocabulary page?
- No. Word pages are open to everyone. You can read meanings in English and Urdu, synonyms and antonyms, and example sentences without creating an account.
- Where do the example sentences come from?
- When available, example sentences are drawn from cached matches in our Dawn editorial corpus so you can see how a word is used in real newsroom-style prose.
- How is this different from a dictionary?
- This section is curated for students preparing for competitive exams and editorial reading. Entries are compact, often include Urdu glosses, and are paired with in-context lines from editorials when we have them.
