Vocabulary
Vagaries
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone’s behaviour
Urdu meaning
وہم، خودسری، غیر یقینی، موج، عجب خیال
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Crops could be designed with in-built resistance to climate vagaries and disease, but could also be designed to fail, with the seeds being infiltrated into the target country`s supply chain.
- There is time to enjoy a cup of tea and one`s inner con-tentment and peace are not being constantly disturbed by the vagaries of other people`s moods, needs, and demands.
- Hehas embracedthe farmers` struggle against the vagaries of a free market economy.
- THE moments come to mind when tutored political perceptions got laid low by the ele ctoral vagaries of India.
Synonyms
quirk, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, oddity, eccentricity, unpredictability
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