| dismissive | adj acuh tak acuh: she spoke to us in a ~ tone of voice, dia bercakap kpd kita dlm nada acuh tak acuh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| incurious | adj tdk mahu ambil tahu; (attrib) acuh tak acuh: he was completely ~ about my reasons for wanting to leave the company, dia tdk mahu ambil tahu mengapa saya hendak meninggalkan syarikat itu; she gave them an ~ glance, dia memandang mereka acuh tak acuh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lackadaisical | adj (derog), (lacking interest, enthusiasm, or purpose) acuh tak acuh, bena tak bena, endah tak endah; (lazy and listless) tdk bersemangat: he has a careless and ~ attitude towards his work, dia bersikap kurang hati-hati dan acuh tak acuh thdp kerjanya; a ~ young man, pemuda yg tdk bersemangat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| apathetic | adj 1. having, showing no emotion, bersikap /tdk peduli, apati/: he was quite ~ to their sufferings, dia bersikap apati thdp kesengsaraan mereka; 2. indifferent, bersikap /acuh tak acuh, endah tak endah, apati/: the townspeople were too ~, orang-orang bandar itu bersikap terlalu acuh tak acuh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| apathy | n 1. absence of interest, enthusiasm, etc, sikap /acuh tak acuh, endah tak endah, apati/; 2. absence of emotion, feeling, sikap /tdk peduli, apati/: such ~ is hard to understand, sikap apati spt itu sukar difahami. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| asperity | n (fml) 1. harshness of manner, temper, kekasaran; with ~, dgn kasarnya: he spoke with ~ about their indifference, dia bercakap dgn kasarnya ttg sikap mereka yg acuh tak acuh; 2. roughness, harshness, a. (of surface) kekasapan; b. (of sound) kekasaran; c. (of weather condition) kedahsyatan: the ~ of the Siberian winter, kedahsyatan musim sejuk Siberia; 3. bitter, unkind word, remark, etc, kata-kata yg /kesat, kasar, pedas, menyakitkan hati/; 4. condition difficult to endure, keadaan yg /getir, perit/: the asperities of life in a war-torn country, keadaan hidup yg getir dlm negara yg hancur akibat peperangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| assume | 5. accept, menerima: the organizers ~d responsibility for the error, pihak penganjur menerima tanggungjawab atas kesalahan itu; 6. pretend, berpura-pura: he ~d an air of indifference, dia berpura-pura acuh tak acuh; 7. use, menggunakan: to ~ a new surname, menggunakan nama keluarga yg baru; 8. put on, mengenakan: the judges ~d their robes,hakim-hakim itu mengenakan jubah mereka | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| antidote | n 1. penawar; (med) penawar racun, antidot: an ~ for snake bite, antidot utk bisa ular; 2. (fig.) antidot; (of emotional suffering) penawar; an ~ to apathy, antidot kpd sikap acuh tak acuh; ~ to indolence, ubat penyakit malas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| enkindle | vt (fml or old-fashioned), cause to flare up, (act.) memarakkan, menyemarakkan; (pass.) marak: the hot wind ~d the flames, angin panas memarakkan api itu; the sight of him ~d her love, kelibatnya memarakkan cintanya; his anger was ~d by her indifference, kemarahannya marak oleh sifat acuh tak acuh gadis itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| airy | adj 1. breezy, berangin: the room is spacious and ~, bilik itu luas dan berangin; 2. weightless, tipis: ~ voile, kain voile yg tipis; 3. light, graceful, lemah longlai, lemah gemalai: her ~ tread, langkahnya yg lemah longlai; 4. lively, gay, riang; 5. empty, fanciful, kosong: ~ ideals, impian-impian kosong; ~ promises, janji-janji kosong; 6. immaterial, niskala, mujarad, tdk berbentuk: ~ spirits, makhluk halus niskala; 7. (colloq) nonchalant, acuh tak acuh, endah tak endah: his friend’s ~ attitude infuriated him, sikap acuh tak acuh kawannya menyebabkan dia marah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |