| discredit | be a ~ to, mencemarkan nama baik: the eldest son is a ~ to the family, anak yg tua itu mencemarkan nama baik keluarga; bring ~ to, (by so.) mencemarkan nama baik; (by st) mencemari nama baik; to so’s ~, menyebabkan nama baik sso tercemar: the captain, to his ~, was the first to jump into the sea, kapten itu, krn dia yg mula-mula terjun ke laut, menyebabkan nama baiknya tercemar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| desecrate | vt mencemarkan: vandals had ~d the temple, perosak harta awam telah mencemarkan kuil itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| defile 1 | vt 1. make dirty, pollute, (by person, animal) mencemarkan, mengotorkan; (by st) mencemari, mengotori: rivers ~d by effluents, sungai yg dicemari efluen; 2. sully, tarnish, (by person), mencemarkan, mengotorkan, menodai; (by st) mengotori, menodai: such practice ~s the institution of marriage, amalan spt itu mencemari institusi perkahwinan; to ~ so’s good name, mencemarkan nama baik sso; to ~ o’s mind by reading pornographic books, mencemari fikiran sso dgn membaca buku-buku lucah; 3. desecrate, (by person) menodai, mencemarkan; (by st) menodai mencemari: to ~ a shrine, mencemarkan kuil. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bastardize, bastardise | vt 1. corrupt, mencemarkan: foreign influences have ~d the language, pengaruh-pengaruh asing telah mencemarkan bahasa itu; 2. render, declare illegitimate, menjadikan [sso] /anak luar nikah, anak haram/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| aspersion | n 1. harmful, slanderous remark, fitnah; cast ~s on, memfitnah; (so’s good name, reputation) memburukkan, mencemarkan; (so’s honour) mencemarkan: the article cast ~s on his ability as a leader, rencana itu memfitnahnya dgn mengatakan bahawa dia tdk berkebolehan sbg pemimpin; to cast ~s on so’s character, menfitnah sso; to cast ~s on so’s honour, mencemarkan kehormatan sso; 2. act of aspersing,pemfitnahan, memfitnah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| discredit | vt 1. cause loss of repute, esteem, mencemarkan nama baik: the poor examination results ~ed the school, keputusan peperiksaan yg lemah telah mencemarkan nama baik sekolah itu; 2. not believe, tdk mempercayai: we have no reason to ~ her claim, kami tdk ada sebab utk tdk mempercayai dakwaannya; 3. cast doubt on, (act.) menyebabkan [sst] /diragui, disangsikan/; (pass.) diragui, disangsikan: the latest research ~s his theory, penyelidikan terbaru itu menyebabkan teorinya diragui. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| derogatory | adj menghina: to make ~ remarks about the opposition, membuat komen-komen yg menghina ttg pihak pembangkang; ~ to, mencemarkan: rumours ~ to her reputation, khabar angin yg mencemarkan nama baiknya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| blot | ~ o’s copybook, mencemarkan nama baik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| copy-book | n (in penmanship) buku contoh tulisan; blot o’s ~, mencemarkan nama baik sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| besmirch | vt 1. soil, mengotori; 2. tarnish, (by so.) mencemarkan; (by st) mencemari, menodai: his name has been ~ed by the writer, namanya telah dicemarkan oleh penulis itu; the company’s name has been ~ed by the revelations, nama syarikat itu telah dicemari oleh pendedahan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |