Vocabulary
Mediocrity
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the quality or state of being mediocre.
Urdu meaning
اوسط درجے کی صلاحیت
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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A CAREER in Pakistan`s civil service still begins with a posting order a single piece of paper that will dictate a life of movement, mediocrity and managed expectations.
Dawn Editorials —
Blind spot
— 2025-08-11
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The state should not allow favouritism, nepotism and mediocrity; instead, it should create competitive opportunities, allowing all citizens to develop their potential.
Dawn Editorials —
Meritocracy
— 2025-08-01
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Instead, we got this elephantine mediocrity they`re calling a budget.
Dawn Editorials —
Thrashing around
— 2025-06-12
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There has been ample critique of neoliberal versions of education for many years, highlighting how these undermine critical and transformative functions of education and promote compliance and mediocrity.
Dawn Editorials —
The AI moment
— 2025-05-27
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Pakistan is in a state of chaos and violence, with a suicidal, mediocrity-loving and globally humiliated elite in charge.
Dawn Editorials —
The audacity of hope
— 2024-08-31
Synonyms
ordinariness, commonplaceness, lack of inspiration, passableness, adequacy, indifference
Curator example
“the team suddenly came good after years of mediocrity”
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