Vocabulary

Sore

English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.

English meaning
(of a part of one’s body) painful or aching.
Urdu meaning
درد، زخم، حساس
Example sentences (from Dawn)

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  1. News agencies [Meanwhile, according to news agencies in Chicago,] Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan`s strenuous tour of Washington, New York and Chicago has given him better insight into American life but also a set of sore feet.
  2. Clinton deplored the attack on the US Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, after Trump`s defeat by Biden, evidence that Trump is a `sore loser and wannabe dictator`; in Steven Levitsky`s words, `an authoritarian autocrat on steroids`.
  3. Tax collection is not the only sore point for the government, which is awaiting the IMF Board`s approval of the new $7bn loan later this month.
Synonyms
painful, in pain, hurting, hurt, aching, throbbing, smarting, stinging, burning

Antonyms
healthy
Curator example
“she had a sore throat”

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