| expostulate | vi (fml), (with so.) berbantah; (about, on, against st) berhujah membantah; (in direct speech) membantah, bantahnya: she ~d with him about the consequences of such a drastic action, dia berbantah dengannya akibat tindakan drastik begitu; the Iraqi ambassador to the UN ~d about American interference in their internal affairs, duta Iraq ke PBB berhujah membantah campur tangan Amerika dlm hal-hal negaranya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| quibble | vi; ~ /about, over/, berbantah, bertengkar: let’s not ~ over such a trivial matter, tak usahlah kita bertengkar ttg perkara yg sebegini remeh. | 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 |
| argue | vi 1. quarrel, dispute, bertengkar, bertegang leher, berbantah, bertikai; (imper) membantah, melawan: a husband and wife should try not to ~ in front of the children, suami isteri harus mencuba tdk bertengkar di hadapan anak-anak; he was reprimanded for arguing with his teacher, dia ditegur krn bertengkar dgn gurunya; do what your mother tells you, and don’t ~, buat apa sahaja yg disuruh ibumu dan jangan membantah; 2. discuss, debate, berbincang, berdebat: the three men were arguing over who should pay the bill, ketiga-tiga lelaki itu sedang berbincang ttg siapa yg patut membayar bil itu; he is always ready to ~, dia sentiasa bersedia untuk berdebat; 3. present reasons (for or against) mengemukakan alasan: he ~d against the proposal, dia mengemukakan alasan menentang cadangan itu; to ~ for the prosecution, mengemukakan alasan bagi pihak pendakwa; I thought he ~d well, saya rasa dia mengemukakan alasan dgn baik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| argument | n 1. quarrel, dispute, pertengkaran, bertengkar, bertegang leher, berbantah; (involving younger family member, subordinate, etc) membantah, melawan: in the middle of a heated ~ he stormed out of the room, di tengah-tengah pertengkaran yg hangat itu dia mengamuk lalu keluar dr bilik; the child did as he was told without ~, anak itu membuat spt yg disuruh dgn tdk melawan; 2. debate, discussion, perdebatan, memperdebatkan: the two men spent hours on philosophical ~s, dua orang lelaki itu telah menghabiskan masa berjam-jam dlm perdebatan yg berunsur falsafah; it has been proved beyond ~ that..., telah dibuktikan dan tdk dapat diperdebatkan lagi bahawa...; | 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 |