| bicker | vi 1. squabble, bertengkar: the two brothers are always ~ing, kedua-dua beradik itu selalu bertengkar; 2. (of stream, rain, etc) berderau, berdesau. | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| hassle | vi (colloq) argue, quarrel, bertengkar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contentious | adj 1. quarrelsome, suka /berbalah, bertengkar/: a quick-tempered, ~ man, lelaki yg mudah berang dan suka berbalah; 2. controversial, kontroversi, menimbulkan perbalahan: a ~ point, perkara yg menimbulkan perbalahan. | 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 |
| cross | adj angry, marah: his father is ~ with him, ayahnya marah padanya; give so. a ~ look, memandang sso dgn marah; have ~ words with so., bertengkar dgn sso; n 1. upright post with a bar intersecting it near the top, salib: a martyr who died on the ~, seorang martir yg mati di atas salib; 2. symbol of the Christian faith, salib; (on a chain), (loket) salib: she wore a gold ~ around her neck, dia memakai salib emas di lehernya; 3. also sign of the ~, tanda salib: to make the sign of the ~, membuat isyarat tanda salib; 4. cross-shaped mark, (tanda) palang; (in the form of an ‘X’) tanda pangkah: a blue ~ on a white background, palang biru berlatarbelakangkan warna putih; there were more ~es than ticks on his examination paper, terdapat lebih banyak tanda pangkah drpd tanda rait pd kertas peperiksaannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fight | ~ st out; ~ it out, a. (in battle) bertempur mati-matian; b. (in physical conflict), /bergaduh, berlawan, berkelahi/ habis-habisan; b. (in verbal conflict), /bertengkar, berkelahi/ sepuas-puasnya; ~ o’s way out, /merempuh, meredah/ keluar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| exchange | ~ st with, bertukar-tukar sst dgn; (greetings, glances, etc) berbalas-balas sst dgn: she ~d shoes with her sister, dia bertukar-tukar kasut dgn kakaknya; ~ words with so., /bertengkar, berkelahi, bertikam lidah/ dgn sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |