| negate | vt (fml) 1. nullify, make ineffective, mensia-siakan: lack of cooperation from the private sector could ~ government efforts to promote tourism, kurangnya kerjasama drpd sektor swasta boleh mensia-siakan usaha kerajaan utk memajukan pelancongan; 2. disprove, deny, menyangkal, menidakkan: laboratory tests ~d this theory, ujian makmal menyangkal teori ini. | 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 |
| 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 |