| crying | n tangisan: the baby’s ~ disturbed the neighbours, tangisan bayi itu mengganggu jiran-jiran. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| crocodile tears | n 1. false tears, tangisan yg dibuat-buat; /weep, shed, cry/ ~, berpura-pura menangis; 2. insincere display of sorrow, grief, kesedihan yg dibuat-buat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| synthetic | 3. (of person’s manner, smile, etc) dibuat-buat: ~ tears, tangisan yg dibuat-buat; all his expressions of sympathy seemed ~ to me, bagi saya, cara dia menunjukkan simpati kelihatan spt dibuat-buat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| piteous | adj arousing pity, menimbulkan rasa /belas, kasihan/: the ~ cry of a hungry child, tangisan seorang budak yg lapar yg menimbulkan rasa belas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pathetic | b. (sorrow) menyayukan, memilukan, menghibakan: his child’s ~ cries brought tears to the father’s eyes, tangisan anaknya yg menyayukan itu menitiskan air mata ayahnya; 2. extremely inadequate and weak, tdk memuaskan; (of joke) bodoh: his ~ attempt to improve his grades, percubaannya yg tdk memuaskan utk memperbaik markahnya; it was such a ~ joke, jenaka yg begitu bodoh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cathartic | adj 1. katarsis: ~ agent, agen katarsis; 2. (fig.) melegakan emosi: ~ tears, tangisan yg melegakan emosi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| weak | 9. feeble, a. (of sound) lemah: he heard a ~ cry from the nursery, dia mendengar tangisan yg lemah dr bilik kanak-kanak itu; the patient asked in a ~ voice for water, pesakit itu meminta air dgn suara yg lemah; b. (of light) malap: I could hardly read in the ~ light, saya hampir tdk dapat membaca dlm cahaya yg malap; 10. poor, inadequate, lemah: his hearing is getting ~er, pendengarannya semakin lemah; she finds difficulty in reading because of her ~ eyesight, dia sukar membaca krn penglihatannya lemah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| safety-valve | n 1. injap keselamatan; 2. (fig.) melepaskan (approp n): tears can be a ~ for sorrow, tangisan boleh melepaskan perasaan sedih. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wail | n 1. a sustained shrill cry, raungan: the ~s and cries of the mourners at the funeral, raungan dan tangisan orang yg meratap di upacara pengebumian itu; she was woken by the ~ of the baby, dia terjaga oleh raungan bayi itu; 2. sound suggestive of wailing, a. (of siren) raungan: the ~ of the siren, raungan siren; b. (of wind) deruan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| interrupt | vt 1. break flow of, a. (action) mengganggu: the baby’s crying ~ed her sleep, tangisan bayi itu mengganggu tidurnya; you have ~ my train of thought, kamu telah mengganggu aliran fikiran saya; b. (speech) mencelah, menyampuk: she ~ed me when I was talking, dia mencelah semasa saya sedang bercakap; 2. disrupt, (act.) menyebabkan tergendala, menggendalakan; (pass.) tergendala; (state of calm etc) memecah: the war ~ed his studies, peperangan telah menyebabkan pengajiannya tergendala; the rain ~ed the match, hujan menyebabkan perlawanan itu tergendala; the calm of the night was ~ed by a loud explosion, bunyi letupan yg kuat memecah ketenangan malam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |