| cathartic | adj 1. katarsis: ~ agent, agen katarsis; 2. (fig.) melegakan emosi: ~ tears, tangisan yg melegakan emosi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| assuagement | n 1. act of relieving, soothing, a. (grief, fear, anger, suffering, etc) pengurangan, meredakan; b. (pain) pengurangan, melegakan, meredakan, mengabar: drugs for the ~ of pain, ubat utk melegakan kesakitan; 2. act of satisfying, appeasing, (hunger) menghilangkan; (thirst) menghilangkan, memuaskan; (appetite, desire, craving) memuaskan; 3. act of calming, pacifying, penenteraman, menenangkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| Allay | vt 1. reduce,(act.) mengurangkan; (pass. ) berkurang: the report ~ed his suspicion, laporan itu mengurangkan kecurigaannya; 2. relieve, melegakan, mengurangkan: a sedative which can ~ the pain, sedatif yg dapat melegakan kesakitan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| assuage | vt 1. reduce, soothe, a. (grief, fear, anger, suffering, etc) mengurangkan, meredakan: to ~ so’s anxiety, mengurangkan kerisauan sso; to ~ so’s fear, mengurangkan ketakutan sso; b. (pain) melegakan, meredakan, mengurangkan, mengabar: the antacid gradually ~d the pain, antasid itu beransur-ansur melegakan kesakitan; 2. satisfy, appease, (hunger) menghilangkan; (thirst) menghilangkan, memuaskan; (appetite, desire, craving) memuaskan: there was more than enough to ~ his appetite, itu pun lebih drpd cukup utk memuaskan seleranya; 3. calm, pacify, menenteramkan, menenangkan: nothing I could say would ~ him, apa saja yg saya katakan tdk akan dapat menenteramkannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| itch | n 1. skin irritation, rasa gatal(-gatal): the lotion will soothe the ~, losyen itu akan melegakan rasa gatal; 2. strong or restless desire, longing, keinginan (yg kuat): she always has had an ~ to travel, dia memang mempunyai keinginan yg kuat utk mengembara; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| anxiety | n 1. uneasiness, kebimbangan, kerisauan, kecemasan, kekhuatiran: to wait with ~, menunggu dlm kebimbangan; news that might help relieve his ~, berita yg mungkin menolong melegakan kerisauannya; 2. earnest desire, hasrat, keinginan: ~ for promotion, hasrat utk naik pangkat; ~ to fulfil so’s wishes, hasrat utk memenuhi kehendak sso; 3. instance of feeling uneasy, worried, kebimbangan, kerisauan, kecemasan, kekhuatiran: to be plagued with anxieties, dihantui oleh kebimbangan; 4. (psychol) kerisauan, kebimbangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| aggravate | vt 1. make worse, (illness, disease, injury, etc) a. (gen), (act.) menjadikan /semakin, lebih, bertambah/ /buruk, teruk/, menerukkan lagi; (pass.) menjadi lebih /buruk, teruk/: scratching will only ~ the rash, menggaru akan menjadikan ruam itu bertambah teruk; the fall ~d his limp, akibat jatuh ketempangannya menjadi bertambah teruk; b. (pain, state of mind, emotion) menambahkan lagi: such news will only ~ his grief, berita demikian akan menambahkan lagi kesedihannya; exercises that ~d rather than eased the pain in his lower back, senaman yg menambahkan lagi sakit drpd melegakan rasa sakit pd pinggangnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| can2 | aux v 1. have the right, authority to, boleh: they ~ veto decisions reached by the other members, mereka boleh membatalkan keputusan yg dibuat oleh anggota-anggota lain; 2. know how to, boleh: a salesman who ~ speak several languages, jurujual yg boleh bertutur dlm beberapa bahasa; 3. be able to, dapat, boleh: a drug which ~ relieve pain instantly, sejenis ubat yg dapat melegakan rasa sakit dgn segera; he ~ lift the table with one hand, dia boleh mengangkat meja itu dgn sebelah tangan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |