| misapply | vt menyalahgunakan: he misapplied the monies in the trust fund, dia menyalahgunakan wang dlm tabung amanah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| abuse | vt 1. misuse, a. (power, privilege, etc) menyalahgunakan: to ~ o’s authority, menyalahgunakan kuasa sso; b. (trust, confidence, etc) mensia-siakan; 2. revil, mencaci maki, memaki-maki: he often ~s his wife, dia sering mencaci maki isterinya; 3. maltreat, mendera, menganiayai: the court found that the child had been ~d on three occasions, mahkamah mendapati kanak-kanak itu telah didera tiga kali. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| misdirection | 3. use wrongly, a. (o’s knowledge, ability, etc) menyalahgunakan: he ~ed his artistic ability by forging famous paintings, dia menyalahgunakan kebolehannya melukis dgn memalsukan lukisan-lukisan yg terkenal; b. (< | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| misuse | vt 1. use (st) wrongly, menyalahgunakan: the word is commonly ~d, perkataan itu sering disalahgunakan; 2. (fml) treat badly, menyalahperlakukan: the new clerk felt that he was being ~d by t | 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 |
| patronage | 3. power to appoint others to important positions, kuasa naungan: he has never once abused his power of ~, dia tdk pernah sekali pun menyalahgunakan kuasa naungannya; 4. patronizing manner, speech, etc, sikap merendah-rendahkan [sso]: his ~ towards his colleagues has angered them, sikapnya yg suka merendah-rendahkan rakan sekerjanya menimbulkan kemarahan mereka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prostitute | vt 1. sell (os) physically for money, melacurkan, menyundal: she ~d herself in order to feed and clothe her children, dia melacurkan diri or menyundal utk memberi anaknya makan dan pakai; 2. sell or use for unworthy purposes, debase, a. (talent, knowledge, etc) menyalahgunakan: a painter who ~d his art, seorang pelukis yg menyalahgunakan lukisannya; b. debase (prestige, honour, etc) mencemarkan, merosakkan: he accused his son of prostituting the family name, dia menuduh anaknya mencemarkan nama keluarga mereka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| improper | adj 1. inappropriate, unfit, tdk /sopan, elok/; (with infin) tdk elok: such behaviour would be considered ~ by your grandmother, perangai begitu dianggap tdk sopan oleh nenek kamu; it would be ~ for you to suggest such a thing, tdk elok kamu mencadangkan perkara spt itu; 2. inaccurate, incorrect, salah: the word is often used in an ~ sense, perkataan itu selalunya digunakan dlm pengertian yg salah; an ~ diagnosis, diagnosis yg salah; ~ use of (funds etc) menyalahgunakan (wang dsb); 3. indecent, indelicate, tdk senonoh: the man made an ~ suggestion to her, lelaki itu membuat cadangan yg tdk senonoh kepadanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lenient | adj mild, a. (of person), (bersikap) lembut: the pupils take advantage of their teacher because he is far too ~, pelajar-pelajar mengambil kesempatan thdp guru itu krn dia terlalu lembut; a judge who is ~ towards first-time offenders, hakim yg bersikap lembut thdp orang yg pertama kali melakukan kesalahan; b. (of criticism, view, etc) sederhana: he took a rather ~ view of the whole affair, dia mempunyai pandangan yg agak sederhana ttg keseluruhan perkara itu; c. (of law) tdk ketat, longgar: the laws regarding drug offences cannot afford to be ~, undang-undang berkaitan dgn kesalahan menyalahgunakan dadah tdk harus longgar; d. (of punishment etc) ringan: a most ~ sentence, hukuman yg sangat ringan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lenient | adj mild, a. (of person), (bersikap) lembut: the pupils take advantage of their teacher because he is far too ~, pelajar-pelajar mengambil kesempatan thdp guru itu krn dia terlalu lembut; a judge who is ~ towards first-time offenders, hakim yg bersikap lembut thdp orang yg pertama kali melakukan kesalahan; b. (of criticism, view, etc) sederhana: he took a rather ~ view of the whole affair, dia mempunyai pandangan yg agak sederhana ttg keseluruhan perkara itu; c. (of law) tdk ketat, longgar: the laws regarding drug offences cannot afford to be ~, undang-undang berkaitan dgn kesalahan menyalahgunakan dadah tdk harus longgar; d. (of punishment etc) ringan: a most ~ sentence, hukuman yg sangat ringan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |