| whirlwind | adj mendadak: a ~ marriage that seemed doomed to failure, perkahwinan mendadak yg ditakdirkan gagal; their ~ romance took us by surprise, percintaan mendadak mereka memeranjatkan kami; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inroad | n incursion, serangan /mengejut, mendadak/; make ~s /into, on/, a. invade area held by enemy, menyerang [sst] secara /mengejut, mendadak/: to make ~s into enemy territory, menyerang kawasan musuh secara mengejut; b. invade new area held by competitor, menembusi: with the new man at the helm, the company is reportedly making ~s into the advertising industry, dgn pelantikan orang baru ke pucuk pimpinan, syarikat itu dilaporkan sedang menembusi industri pengiklanan; c. encroach on esp so as to consume, banyak menghabiskan [n]: the purchase of the house made ~s into his savings, pembelian rumah itu telah banyak menghabiskan wang simpanannya; a hobby that made ~s on his leisure time, kegemaran yg banyak menghabiskan masa lapangnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sharp | 5. steep and sudden, mendadak: the ~ fall in share prices caught many investors unawares, kejatuhan harga syer yg mendadak menyebabkan ramai pelabur terperangkap; 6. keen, biting, a. (of taste) pedar: the ~ taste of vinegar, rasa cuka yg pedar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| incursion | n serangan mendadak: they built high walls to protect the city from the ~s of hostile tribes, mereka membina tembok tinggi utk melindungi bandar itu drpd serangan mendadak suku kaum yg suka bermusuhan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| upsurge | n rapid increase or rise, a. (of prices, wages, etc) kenaikan mendadak: an ~ in rubber production, kenaikan mendadak dlm pengeluaran getah; b. (of emotions) meruap-ruap, meluap-luap: he felt an ~ of rage, dia rasa kemarahannya meruap-ruap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| revulsion | n 1. (fml) sudden or complete change (of thought or view) perubahan mendadak: after the murder trial there was a ~ of public opinion supporting capital punishment, selepas perbicaraan pembunuhan itu, terdapat perubahan mendadak dlm pandangan orang ramai menyokong hukuman bunuh; 2. feeling of disgust (against torture, warfare, bloodshed, etc), (rasa) jijik, menjijikkan; (against dirt, mess, etc) geli-geman, geli-geleman: we feel ~ at the stories of carnage told by the refugees, kami berasa jijik mendengar cerita-cerita pembunuhan beramai-ramai drpd orang-orang pelarian itu; I cringed in ~ at the snake swallowing its victim, saya mengekot krn geli-geman melihat ular itu menelan mangsanya. | 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 |
| drastic | adj drastik, mendadak; (of medicine) drastik: the government has taken ~ measures to curb inflation, kerajaan telah mengambil langkah-langkah yg drastik utk mengawal inflasi; ~ reductions in prices, penurunan harga yg drastik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sneak | adj (surprise) tiba-tiba, mendadak; (unofficial) tdk rasmi: a ~ attack, serangan yg tiba-tiba; a ~ preview, pratonton tdk rasmi; have a ~ look at st, mencuri melihat sst; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| abruptness | n 1. suddenness, tiba-tiba, mendadak; 2. Brusqueness, kasar: ~ of manner, gaya yg kasar; 3. Disconnectedness, ketidaklancaran, tdk lancar, terputus-putus; 4. steepness, kecuraman: the ~ of the slope, kecuraman cerun itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |