| bashful | adj 1. (of person) pemalu; (at particular instance) malu-malu, segan-segan, segan silu: a ~ child, kanak-kanak yg pemalu; he wasn’t at all ~ about asking for more money, dia sama sekali tdk malu-malu | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| uninhibited | adj (of person) tdk tersekat laku; (of laughter etc) tdk segan-segan: ~ cheering from the football fans, tempik sorak yg tdk segan-segan drpd peminat-peminat bola sepak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| backwardness | n 1. reluctance, hesitation, (sifat) /teragak-agak, ragu-ragu, segan-segan/; 2. slowness to learn, kelembaman, kelembapan; 3. underdeveloped state, kemunduran. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shy 1 | be ~ of, a. diffident in the presence of, malu dgn: my sister has always been ~ of strangers, adik saya selalunya malu dgn orang yg tdk dikenalinya; b. be wary of (doing st) segan-segan: he is ~ of discussing his work with other people, dia segan-segan hendak membincangkan hasil kerjanya dgn orang lain; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| backward | adj 1. directed towards the rear, ke belakang: without a ~ glance, dgn tdk menoleh ke belakang; 2. reversed, ke belakang: a ~ movement, gerakan ke belakang; 3. reluctant, hesitant, teragak-agak, segan-segan: he was not ~ in pressing his claim, dia tdk teragak-agak mendesakkan tuntutannya; 4. slow to learn, lembam, lembap; 5. behindhand, ketinggalan, tercicir: his long illness had left him ~ in his work, sakitnya yg berlarutan menyebabkan dia ketinggalan dlm kerjanya; 6. undeveloped, (masih) mundur, belum dimajukan: the ~ parts of the country, daerah-daerah yg masih mundur di negeri itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| feel | ~ free, a. feel comfortable, berasa selesa: he felt a lot freer after he took his jacket off, dia berasa lebih selesa selepas menanggalkan jaketnya; b. feel lack of control, limitation, berasa bebas: after she left the boarding school, she felt free, selepas meninggalkan sekolah berasrama, dia berasa bebas; c. (imper) jangan /segan-segan, malu-malu/: ~ free to help yourself from the fridge, jangan malu-malu utk mengambil apa saja dr peti ais; ~ like, (colloq) rasa nak: she felt like slapping his face, dia rasa nak tampar muka lelaki itu; ~ o’s way, a. berjalan meraba-raba; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unashamed | adj tanpa segan silu: the couple hugged each other in ~ ardour, pasangan itu berpeluk-pelukan tanpa segan silu menunjukkan rasa berahi mereka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reticent | adj /berat, segan/ hendak bercakap, berat mulut: he was ~ about his early life, dia berat hendak bercakap ttg hidupnya semasa kecil; she seems ~ today, nampaknya dia berat mulut hari ini. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reticence | n /berat, segan/ hendak bercakap, berat mulut: she shows some ~ in telling me about their misunderstanding, nampaknya dia berat sedikit hendak bercakap dgn saya ttg perselisihan mereka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unabashed | adj tdk /berasa malu, segan/: he dropped his denture but felt quite ~, gigi palsunya terjatuh tetapi dia tdk berasa malu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |