Vocabulary
Propensity
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.
Urdu meaning
تبلیغ، جھکاﺅ، خواہش
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Such issues, however, have the propensity to surrender their political capital to the most unworthy alternative.
- That said, it is evident from the board`s decision that Indian opposition should be a lesser worry for us than our own propensity to digress from the path of reforms midway.
- There is, after all, much at stake given both countries` nuclear-armed status and propensity for conflict.
- To be brief, violence increases both production costs and security expenditures, reducing the propensity and quality of human resources and products.
- One can be sure there are always those who break the law and display a propensity to violence, But I remain convinced that the vast majority of the protesters wish to peacefully assert theirrights.
Synonyms
tendency, inclination, predisposition, proneness, proclivity, readiness, susceptibility,
Antonyms
averseness, disinclination, dislike, indisposition
Curator example
“his propensity for violence”
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