| dispute | vi bertikai, berbalah: the company was disputing with its rivals over prices, syarikat itu bertikai dgn pesaingnya ttg harga; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| disputatious | adj (fml) suka /membantah, bertikai, berbalah/: a ~ member of the committee, ahli jawatankuasa yg suka bertikai. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dispute | vt 1. argue, quarrel over, /bertikai, berbalah/ ttg: for years they ~d the ownership of the land, bertahun-tahun mereka bertikai ttg pemilikan tanah itu; 2. question (the truth, validity of) mempertikaikan, mempersoalkan: to ~ a claim, mempertikaikan tuntutan; to ~ a decision, mempersoalkan sst keputusan; 3. try to prevent possession of, mempertahankan: our troops ~d every inch of the ground, tentera kita mempertahankan setiap inci tanah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| conflict | bring so. into ~ (with so.) menyebabkan sso /bertikai, berkonflik, bersengketa/ (dgn sso): his unorthodox opinions soon brought him into ~ with the principal, pendapat-pendapatnya yg tdk ortodoks, tdk lama kemudian menyebabkan dia berkonflik dgn pengetua; come into ~ with, berkonflik dgn, /bercanggahan, bertentangan/ pendapat dgn; be in ~ with so, /bercanggahan, bertentangan/ pendapat dgn sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| argue | vi 1. quarrel, dispute, bertengkar, bertegang leher, berbantah, bertikai; (imper) membantah, melawan: a husband and wife should try not to ~ in front of the children, suami isteri harus mencuba tdk bertengkar di hadapan anak-anak; he was reprimanded for arguing with his teacher, dia ditegur krn bertengkar dgn gurunya; do what your mother tells you, and don’t ~, buat apa sahaja yg disuruh ibumu dan jangan membantah; 2. discuss, debate, berbincang, berdebat: the three men were arguing over who should pay the bill, ketiga-tiga lelaki itu sedang berbincang ttg siapa yg patut membayar bil itu; he is always ready to ~, dia sentiasa bersedia untuk berdebat; 3. present reasons (for or against) mengemukakan alasan: he ~d against the proposal, dia mengemukakan alasan menentang cadangan itu; to ~ for the prosecution, mengemukakan alasan bagi pihak pendakwa; I thought he ~d well, saya rasa dia mengemukakan alasan dgn baik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| disputant | n (fml or leg.) person who disputes, orang yg suka /membantah, bertikai, berbalah/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |