| free speech | n pertuturan bebas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| baby-talk | n cakap pelat; (tech) pertuturan bayi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| impediment | n 1. hindrance, obstruction, penghalang: they did not consider lack of money an ~ to their marriage, mereka tdk menganggap kekurangan wang sbg penghalang perkahwinan mereka; 2. (in speech) defect, kecacatan, cacat: he has a speech ~, dia mempunyai kecacatan pertuturan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| artificiality | n 1. quality, state of being artificial, a. unnaturalness, kepalsuan: the ~ of the city, kepalsuan kota; b. affectedness, dibuat-buat: the ~ of her manner, gayanya yg dibuat-buat; 2. st artificial, yg dibuat-buat, yg bukan semula jadi: speech artificalities, pertuturan yg dibuat-buat; aesthetic artificialities, keindahan yg bukan semula jadi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| abrupt | adj 1. sudden, tiba-tiba, mendadak; (of corner, turn, etc) tajam: an ~ change in the weather, perubahan cuaca yg tiba-tiba; come to an ~ end, tiba-tiba (sahaja) /berakhir, tamat, selesai/, /berakhir, tamat, selesai/ dgn tiba-tiba; come to an ~ /halt, stop/, tiba-tiba (sahaja) berhenti, berhenti dgn /tiba-tiba, mendadak/ (sahaja); 2. brusque, kasar: an ~ reply, jawapan yg kasar; an ~ manner of speaking, gaya pertuturan yg agak kasar; 3. Disconnected, tdk lancar, terputus-putus: an ~ style of writing, gaya penulisan yg tdk lancar; 4. steep, curam: an ~ descent, jalan turun yg curam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |