| misapplication | npenyalahgunaan: ~ of words, penyalahgunaan kata-kata; a ~ of time and energy, penyalahgunaan masa dan tenaga. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| abuse | n 1. misuse, a. (of power, privilege, etc) penyalahgunaan, (perbuatan) menyalahgunakan: ~ of power, penyalahgunaan kuasa; b. (of trust, confidence, etc) pensia-siaan, (perbuatan) mensia-siakan; 2. wrong, corrupt practice, amalan yg salah: to put a stop to ~s, menghentikan amalan-amalan yg salah; 3. maltreatment, penganiayaan: child ~, penganiayaan kanak-kanak; 4. insulting, coarse speech, caci maki, (kata-kata) makian: to hurl ~ at so., melemparkan caci maki kpd sso; term of ~, kata makian; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| defalcation | n 1. act of defalcating, penyalahgunaan; 2. amount defalcated, jumlah yg disalahgunakan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| root | ~ and branch, sama sekali, hingga ke akar umbi: these abuses must be destroyed ~ and branch, penyalahgunaan ini mesti dimusnahkan sama sekali; pull up o’s ~s, (fig.) berhijrah; put down (new) ~s, (fig.) menetap di tempat baru; /take, strike/ ~, a. mula /berakar, tumbuh akar/; b. (fig.) bertapak, berakar umbi: the idea has taken ~ in his mind, gagasan itu telah bertapak dlm benaknya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prostitution | n 1. practice of selling os physically for money, pelacuran, persundalan: ~ was rife in the city, pelacuran menjadi-jadi di kota raya itu; 2. (fml) debasement, penyalahgunaan: the novel is an example of literary ~, novel itu adalah sebuah contoh penyalahgunaan dlm bidang sastera. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rectification | n 1. correction, pembetulan, pembaikan, membetulkan, membaiki: all these abuses need ~, semua penyalahgunaan ini perlu dibetulkan; 2. (geom) pelurusan; 3. (chem) penulenan; 4. (electr) penerusan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decry | vt mencela, mengutuk: the speaker decried the abuse of authority in the state, penceramah itu mencela penyalahgunaan kuasa di negeri itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| social | several members of the Central Committee were against ~ reforms, beberapa ahli Jawatankuasa Pusat menentang perubahan sosial; drug abuse and other ~ ills, penyalahgunaan dadah serta penyakit sosial yg lain; ~ benefits, faedah sosial; ~ order, susunan sosial; ~ welfare, kebajikan masyarakat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shape | in any ~ or form, sebarang (bentuk): we will not tolerate abuse of power in any ~ or form, kita tdk akan bertolak ansur thdp sebarang bentuk penyalahgunaan kuasa; in good ~, dlm keadaan baik; (physically fit) dlm keadaan fizikal yg baik: the business is in good ~, thanks to the new manager, perniagaan itu dlm keadaan baik, terima kasih pd pengurus baru; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sanitize, sanitise | he claimed that someone had ~d his report on the abuse of power in the police department, dia mendakwa bahawa ada orang yg telah membersihkan laporannya ttg penyalahgunaan kuasa di jabatan polis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |