| bitter | adj 1. (rel to taste) pahit: the pill left a ~ taste in the mouth, pil itu meninggalkan rasa pahit dlm mulut; ~ orange peel, kulit oren yg pahit; a ~ pill to swallow, sst yg pahit yg terpaksa /diterima, ditelan/; 2. piercing, stinging, /menggigit, menusuk/ ke tulang: a ~ chill, kedinginan yg menusuk ke tulang; 3. piercingly cold, kedinginannya /menggigit, menusuk/ ke tulang: a ~ night, malam yg kedinginannya menusuk ke tulang; 4. hard to bear or accept, pahit, getir: a ~ experience, pengalaman pahit; a ~ lesson, pengajaran pahit; a ~ disappointment, kekecewaan yg getir; ~ poverty, kemiskinan yg pahit; the ~ truth, kenyataan pahit; 5. full of resentment, pain, a. (of person) berasa marah dan kecewa: she was still ~ about her parents’ divorce, dia masih lagi berasa marah dan kecewa krn perceraian ibu bapanya; b. (of words etc) pahit; c. (of tears) kesal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bitter-sweet | a/dj pahit manis: ~ chocolate, coklat pahit manis; ~ memories, kenangan pahit manis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bitter | 6. Characterized by intense antagonism or hostility, a. (of enemy) ketat; b. (of struggle, quarrel, etc) pahit, getir: the ~ strugglr for freedom, perjuangan yg getir utkkebebasan; c. (of hatred) penuh dendam; n st bitter, sst yg pahit; take the ~ sweet, menerima pahit manis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bitters | n arak pahit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bitterly | adv 1. piercingly, sehingga /menggigit, menusuk/ ke tulang: the weather was ~ cold, cuaca sejuk sehingga menusuk ke tulang; 2. with bitterness, dgn perasaan /pahit, getir/: she spoke ~ about the incident, dia bercakap dgn perasaan pahit ttg peristiwa itu; 3. intensely, begitu, terlalu, sangat: she was ~ disappointed in him, wanita itu begitu kecewa dengannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| jaundice | vt (esp pp) meracuni: a bitter experience that had ~d his opinion of them, pengalaman pahit yg telah meracuni pandangannya thdp mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hagridden | adj dihantui (oleh + approp n): he had become ~ by bitter memories of the past, dia dihantui oleh kenangan pahit masa lalu; she seemed old and ~, dia kelihatan tua dan dihantui oleh perasaan takut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| chasten | vt 1. cause to be subdued, menginsafkan; (pass.) insaf: he was rather ~d by the bitter experience, dia agak insaf setelah melalui pengalaman yg pahit itu; 2. discipline, punish, menghukum; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| brutal | adj 1. viciously cruel, kejam: it was a ~ crime, itu jenayah yg kejam; a ~ murderer, pembunuh yg kejam; 2. harsh, severe, menyeksakan, teruk: a ~ winter, musim sejuk yg menyeksakan; 3. merciless, tanpa belas kasihan: ~ frankness, sifat terus terang tanpa belas kasihan; 4. undeniable but harsh, pahit: the ~ truth, kebenaran yg pahit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cost | ~ price, harga kos; at ~, dgn harga kos: to sell at ~, menjual dgn harga kos; at any ~, at all ~s, dgn apa cara sekalipun: we must finish this work at all ~s, kita mesti siapkan kerja ini dgn apa cara sekalipun; count the ~, mengira akibatnya: he worked hard without counting the ~ to his health, dia bekerja kuat tanpa mengira akibatnya kpd kesihatannya; to o’s ~, setelah mengalami pengalaman pahit: I learnt to my ~ not to trust all and sundry, setelah mengalami pengalaman pahit saya menyedari bahawa tdk semua orang boleh dipercayai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |