| controversial | adj provoking controversy, menimbulkan /kontroversi, perbalahan, tengkarah/: a ~ figure, tokoh yg menimbulkan kontroversi; a ~ issue, isu yg menimbulkan perbalahan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| discord | n 1. strife, perbalahan: the interference by her in-laws was the cause of ~ in the family, campur tangan oleh ipar duainya ialah punca perbalahan dlm keluarga itu; 2. (mus) diskod. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contention | n (fml) 1. (debate) perdebatan; (angry disagreement) perbalahan: there was much ~ over the new law, terdapat banyak perbalahan ttg undang-undang yg baru itu; 2. point advanced in argument, pendapat: his ~ was that the amendments were unnecessary, mengikut pendapatnya, pindaan-pindaan itu tdk perlu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dynamite | n 1. dinamit; 2. (fig.) a. (person) dinamik; b. (thing) boleh mencetuskan perbalahan: the issue is ~ in student circles, isu ini boleh mencetuskan perbalahan di kalangan pelajar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| faction | n 1. discontented minority within a larger group, puak: warring ~s, puak-puak yg bermusuhan; 2. conflict, perselisihan, pertikaian, perbalahan: a party destroyed by internal ~, parti yg musnah akibat perbalahan dalaman. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contentious | adj 1. quarrelsome, suka /berbalah, bertengkar/: a quick-tempered, ~ man, lelaki yg mudah berang dan suka berbalah; 2. controversial, kontroversi, menimbulkan perbalahan: a ~ point, perkara yg menimbulkan perbalahan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| altercation | n pertengkaran, perbalahan, perbantahan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hair-splitting | adj remeh(-temeh): ~ arguments, perbalahan yg remeh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| acrimonious | adj 1. (of argument, quarrel) sengit, seru: an ~ dispute, perbalahan sengit; 2. (of remark, words, etc) kesat: ~ words passed between the rivals, kedua-dua pesaing itu saling melemparkan kata-kata kesat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decide | 4. determine, menentukan: events that ~d his fate, peristiwa-peristiwa yg menentukan nasibnya; 5. cause to make resolution, menyebabkan [sso, sst] /memutuskan, membuat keputusan/: their endless arguments ~d her to go away, perbalahan mereka yg tdk berkesudahan menyebabkannya membuat keputusan utk pergi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |