| strife | n persengketaan: we need a man strong enough to settle the ~ that exists within the party, kita memerlukan seorang yg cukup kuat utk menyelesaikan persengketaan yg wujud dlm parti. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| feud | n a. bitter hostility, (between families, groups, etc) persengketaan, permusuhan; (between two individuals) perseteruan, permusuhan: family ~s, persengketaan keluarga; carry on a ~, bermusuhan; (of families, clans) bersengketa, bermusuhan; (of individuals) berseteru, bermusuhan; b. dispute, pertelingkahan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| conflict | n 1. fighting, battle, pertempuran: armed ~, pertempuran bersenjata; 2. struggle, controversy, konflik, pertikaian, persengketaan: the ~ between the superpowers, pertikaian antara kuasa-kuasa besar; the ~ between the church and the state, persengketaan antara pihak gereja dgn pihak kerajaan; 3. opposition, difference, konflik, percanggahan, pertentangan: a ~ of ideas, percanggahan idea; a ~ of interests, konflik kepentingan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| heighten | vi intensify, memuncak: the conflict ~ed, persengketaan itu memuncak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| enmesh | vt (usu pass.) terjerat, terperangkap: he was ~ed in the dispute, dia terjerat dlm persengketaan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fragmentation | n perpecahan, pemecahan: the dispute led to the ~ of the church into a number of smaller sects, persengketaan itu mengakibatkan perpecahan gereja menjadi sejumlah mazhab yg kecil-kecil. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| suck | ~ /so., st/ into st, (usu pass.) tdk sengaja terlibat dlm sst: the neigbouring states got ~ed into the conflict, negara-negara jiran dgn tdk sengaja terlibat dlm persengketaan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sectarian | adj 1. resulting from or caused by differences between sects, (yg timbul) akibat perbezaan antara taifah, sekta; (tech) sektarian: ~ violence, keganasan akibat perbezaan antara taifah; ~ clashes, persengketaan akibat perbezaan antara taifah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| escalate | vi menjadi bertambah + approp adj; (into st) bertambah + approp adj: the prices of essential commodities have ~d rapidly, harga barang-barang keperluan menjadi bertambah tinggi dgn cepatnya; the conflict has ~d into a full-scale war, persengketaan itu bertambah buruk hingga menjadi perang besar-besaran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| referee | n 1. person in charge of soccer, hockey, etc, pengadil: an experienced soccer ~, pengadil bola sepak yg berpengalaman; 2. person willing to testify to so’s character, penyokong, referi; 3. one who settles dispute, pendamai: the village chief acts as a ~ in many family squabbles, ketua kampung bertindak sbg pendamai dlm banyak persengketaan keluarga. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |