| perverse | adj 1. (of person) stubbornly contrary,suka /membantah, melawan/: I cannot understand why he should be so ~, saya tdk faham kenapa dia terlalu suka membantah; I found him a ~ and difficult travelling companion, saya mendapati dia seorang yg suka membantah dan seorang yg sukar dijadikan teman perjalanan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| perversity | n quality of being perverse, sikap suka /membantah, melawan/; (of fate, weather) keadaan yg tdk dapat /diduga, disangkal/: the boy’s ~ worried his mother, sikap budak itu yg suka membantah membimbangkan ibunya; the ~ of the weather, keadaan cuaca yg tdk dapat diduga. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contrariness | n sifat suka membantah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| devil’s advocate | n pembantah, penyanggah, orang yg suka /membantah, menyanggah/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| disputant | n (fml or leg.) person who disputes, orang yg suka /membantah, bertikai, berbalah/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| disputatious | adj (fml) suka /membantah, bertikai, berbalah/: a ~ member of the committee, ahli jawatankuasa yg suka bertikai. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| argumentative | adj 1. apt to argue, suka /bertengkar, berdebat, bertegang leher, berbantah/; (of younger family member, subordinate, etc) suka /membantah, melawan/: an obstinate, ~ man, seorang lelaki yg degil dan suka bertengkar; 2. controversial, penuh dgn perdebatan: an ~ discussion, perbincangan yg penuh dgn perdebatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contrary | adj 1. opposed, opposite, bertentangan; (of words) berlawanan: ~ to the doctor’s advice, he went back to work the very next day, bertentangan dgn nasihat doktor, dia kembali bekerja keesokan harinya; the result is ~ to our expectation, keputusan itu berlawanan dgn harapan kami; his conduct is ~ to the rules of the school, tingkah lakunya bertentangan dgn peraturan sekolah; ~ opinions, pendapat yg bertentangan; “fast” and “slow” are ~ terms, “cepat” dan “lambat” ialah kata yg berlawanan; 2. (of wind) sakal; 3. obstinate, difficult, suka membantah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| argumentativeness | n sikap [sso] yg suka /bertengkar, berdebat, bertegang leher, berbantah/; (of younger family member, subordinate, etc) sikap [sso] yg suka /melawan, membantah/: the child’s ~ infuriated her, sikap kanak-kanak yg suka melawan itu menyebabkan dia marah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| object | ~ to, (have dislike of) tdk suka; (show o’s displeasure) marah; (disagree) keberatan; (express opposition, disapproval to) membantah, membangkang: she certainly ~ed to being treated as a child, dia benar-benar tdk suka diperlakukan spt kanak-kanak; do you think he would ~ to my smoking?, kamu fikir dia marah kalau saya merokok?; I don’t ~ to being kept waiting – for a few minutes, that is, saya tdk keberatan menunggu – jika utk beberapa minit; several people ~ed to the proposals, beberapa orang membantah cadangan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |