Vocabulary
Intrigue
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
arouse the curiosity or interest of; fascinate.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The cause for both incidents is considerably different palace intrigue and political machinations in the first, and nature colliding with human hubris and greed in the second.
- For much of the last decade, politics at the centre has remained hostage to the compulsions of civil-military intrigue and the demands of IMF programmes.
- As in the Baloch case, underlying the intrigue is a resource grab featuring the establishment, local and foreign profiteers.
- With a blend of characteristic intrigue and chaos, Trump also released the sale of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel because `they had bought them`.
- With a blend of characteristic intrigue and chaos, Trump also released the sale of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel because `they had bought them`.
Synonyms
interest, be of interest to, fascinate, be a source of fascination to,
Curator example
“I was intrigued by your question”
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