| flay | vt 1. strip the skin from, menguliti: to ~ an ox, menguliti lembu; 2. whip violently, menyebat; 3. criticize severely, mengecam, membidas: the book was ~ed by the critics, buku itu dikecam oleh pengkritik-pengkritik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| critic | n pengkritik: an art ~, pengkritik seni lukis; a ~ of the government, pengkritik kerajaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| detractor | n pengkritik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| armchair | adj 1. theoretical, hanya pandai berteori: ~ critic, pengkritik yg hanya pandai berteori; 2. sharing in another’s experience, berkongsi pengalaman + approp n orang lain: an ~ traveller, seorang yg berkongsi pengalaman pengembaraan orang lain; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| laud | vt memuji: the book was ~ed by the critics, buku itu dipuji oleh para pengkritik; ~ed to the skies, dipuji melangit:I'm sick of hearing her being ~ed to the skies, saya bosan mendengar dia dipuji melangit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| acute | adj 1. keenly perceptive, shrewd, tajam + approp n: an ~ critic, seorang pengkritik yg tajam kritikannya; an ~ businessman, ahli perniagaan yg tajam perkiraannya; 2. sensitive, keen, tajam: an ~ sense of smell, deria bau yg tajam; ~ hearing, pendengaran yg tajam; 3. critical, genting, runcing: an ~ shortage of steel, masalah kekurangan keluli yg genting; 4. intense, amat sangat: ~ distress, kesedihan yg amat sangat; ~ pains in the chest, rasa sakit yg amat sangat di dada; 5. (of illness) akut, mendadak: ~ appendicitis, apendisitis akut; an ~ attack of pneumonia, serangan pneumonia yg mendadak; 6. ( math) a. (of angle) tirus: ~ angle, sudut tirus; b. (of triangle) bersudut tirus. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| discompose | vt (fml) mengganggu ketenangan, menggelisahkan: the arrival of the well-known critic ~d the speaker, ketibaan pengkritik yg terkenal itu mengganggu ketenangan penceramah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lash 1 | 4. attack verbally, ridicule, mengecam, menyelar: the art exhibition was ~ed by the critics, pameran seni itu telah dikecam oleh para pengkritik; 5. incite, merangsang: the speaker ~ed the crowd into a frenzy, pemidato itu merangsang orang ramai sehingga semangat mereka meluap-luap; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| applause | n 1. approval by clapping hands, tepukan; 2. praise, pujian: a book that won the ~ of the critics, sebuah buku yg mendapat pujian drpd pengkritik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| accolade | ni 1. gesture in conferring knighthood, tanda penganugerahan darjah kehormatan /kesateria, sateria/; 2. praise, sanjungan: his new play received ~s from the critics, dramanya yg baru itu mendapat sanjungan para pengkritik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |