Vocabulary
Suppression
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the action of suppressing something such as an activity or publication.
Urdu meaning
روک، پابندی، دبا دینا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- For Pakistan, where economic uncertainty and suppression continue to mount, the report holds a sobering message: proponents of human rights and free speech deserve safety for truth to survive.
- In turn, this allows the powers that be to manage the country without as much suppression as they would have to use otherwise.
- The opposition parties, despite making the right noises for media autonomy, resort to similar suppression when in power.
- The year 2025 so far has seen how power is harnessed through draconian laws, the suppression of the media, and political manoeuvres through controversial constitutional benches.
- The SBP has imposed hard caps on currency dealers, while the FIA conducts raids on the informal market a theatre of suppression that conveniently lines the pockets of some enforcement personnel.
Synonyms
subduing, defeat, conquering, vanquishing, repression, crushing, quelling, quashing
Antonyms
incitement, encouragement, publication, disclosure
Curator example
“the heavy-handed suppression of political dissent”
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