| aspersion | n 1. harmful, slanderous remark, fitnah; cast ~s on, memfitnah; (so’s good name, reputation) memburukkan, mencemarkan; (so’s honour) mencemarkan: the article cast ~s on his ability as a leader, rencana itu memfitnahnya dgn mengatakan bahawa dia tdk berkebolehan sbg pemimpin; to cast ~s on so’s character, menfitnah sso; to cast ~s on so’s honour, mencemarkan kehormatan sso; 2. act of aspersing,pemfitnahan, memfitnah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| blacken | vt 1. make black, menghitami: smoke had ~ed the wall, asap telah menghitami dinding itu; clouds ~ed the sky, awan menghitami langit; 2. defame, menghitamkan, memburukkan, merosakkan: to ~ so’s reputation, menghitamkan nama baik sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| compound | vt 1. make by combining parts etc, membuat: a poultice that is ~ed from mustard, bran and kaolin, tuam yg dibuat drpd biji sawi, bran dan kaolin; 2. make worse, intensify, (act.) memburukkan lagi; (pass.) menjadi lebih buruk: our problem was ~ed by the shortage of spare parts, masalah kami menjadi lebih buruk krn kekurangan alat ganti; 3. combine, mencampurkan: the drugs were ~ed into a medicine, drug-drug itu dicampurkan menjadi ubat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| external | adj 1. of or for the outside, luar(an): this ointment is for ~ use only, salap ini adalah utk kegunaan luar sahaja; he suffered ~ injuries, dia mengalami kecederaan luaran; 2. coming, acting from without, (dr) luar; (of examiner, auditor, student) luar: ~ intervention may worsen the situation, campur tangan dr luar mungkin memburukkan situasi itu lagi; they were merely responding to ~ pressure, mereka hanya bereaksi thdp tekanan dr luar; 3. involving foreign countries, luar negeri: ~ debt, hutang luar negeri; the Department of E~ Affairs, Jabatan Hal-Ehwal Luar Negeri; 4. growing on or attached to the outside, luaran: ~ gills, insang luaran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| well-intentioned | adj 1. (of person) berniat baik, baik niatnya: a ~ man but one often misunderstood, seorang lelaki yg berniat baik tetapi kerap kali disalahfahami; 2. (of effort etc) bertujuan baik: his ~ effort to mediate only made matters worse, usahanya yg bertujuan baik utk menjadi orang tengah hanya memburukkan lagi keadaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |