| cruel | adj 1. unkind, merciless, kejam, zalim; (of words, remark, etc) kesat: a ~ stepmother, ibu tiri yg zalim; he was ~ to animals, dia kejam thdp binatang; ~ remarks, kata-kata kesat; 2. distressing, menyayat hati: a ~ sight, pemandangan yg menyayat hati; a ~ fate, nasib malang; suffer a ~ death, mati sengsara. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| atrocious | adj 1. very cruel, kejam; (of deed) kejam, zalim: an ~ crime, jenayah yg kejam; 2. terrible, horrifying, dahsyat: an ~ accident, kemalangan yg dahsyat; 3. (colloq) very bad, teruk: ~ weather, cuaca yg teruk; ~ handwriting,tulisan yg teruk. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grind | ~ so. down, (fig.) oppress so., (act.) menindas sso; (pass.) sso tertindas: the people were ground down by years of tyrannical rule, rakyat telah tertindas oleh pemerintahan yg zalim selama bertahun-tahun; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| drunk | adj 1. inebriated, (dlm keadaan) mabuk: he came home ~, dia balik ke rumah dlm keadaan mabuk; 2. in a state of great excitement, mabuk: a tyrant who was ~ with power, pemerintah zalim yg mabuk kuasa; she was ~ with her new-found freedom, dia mabuk dgn kebebasan yg baru diperolehnya; to be ~ with success etc, mabuk dgn kejayaan; ~ with /joy, happiness/, sangat gembira; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bestial | adj 1. of, like a beast, (spt) binatang: the belief that a man could assume ~ form after death, kepercayaan bahawa manusia dapat menjelma dlm bentuk binatang selepas mati; the ~ signs of the zodiac, lambang-lambang binatang dlm zodiak; 2. brutal, savage, kejam, zalim; (of person) bersifat kebinatangan; (of cruelty) dahsyat: the ~ commander of a concentration camp, ketua tentera yg bersifat kebinatangan di kem tahanan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hand | b. have the ability to do, boleh membuat: if he wanted to, he could turn his ~ to any job, jika dia mahu dia boleh membuat apa-apa kerja pun; win a lady’s ~, berjaya memenangi hati sso wanita; with a heavy ~, a. without mercy, dgn /kejam, zalim/: to put down the revolt with a heavy ~, melenyapkan pemberontakan itu dgn kejam; b. with firm control, dgn keras: the new chief ruled the tribe with a heavy ~, ketua baru itu memerintah suku kaum tersebut dgn keras; with a high ~, dgn /angkuh, bongkak, sombong/: he treated his staff with a high ~, dia memperlakukan kakitangannya dgn angkuh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| criminal | adj 1. rel to, involving crime or its punishment, jenayah: a ~ offence, kesalahan jenayah; ~ negligence, kecuaian jenayah; ~ record, rekod jenayah; ~ code, kanun jenayah; ~ lawyer, peguam jenayah; 2. characteristic of a criminal, penjenayah: ~ behaviour, tabiat penjenayah; ~ mind, akal penjenayah; 3. evil, immoral, zalim; 4. (colloq) senseless, regrettable, sayang: it’s ~ to let such a fine house go to ruin, sayang rumah yg begitu cantik dibiarkan menjadi punah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| arch | - pref 1. chief, [various translations]: ~angel, penghulu malaikat; ~bishop, ketua biskop; ~priest, paderi besar; 2. extremely bad, worst of, [various translations]: ~enemy, musuh ketat; ~liar, pendusta besar; ~ scoundrel, betul-betul bangsat; ~tyrant,pemerintah zalim yg paling dahsyat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grasp | n 1. a. firm hold, pegangan (yg kuat); (with closed fist) genggaman, menggenggam: he tightened his ~ on my hand, dia mengejapkan pegangannya pd lengan saya; make sure you have a firm ~ of the racket, pastikan kamu menggenggam erat-erat gagang raket itu; b. tight grip (as if with nails or claws) cengkaman: she broke free from my ~, dia melepaskan diri drpd cengkaman saya; 2. control, mastery, cengkaman: the country fell into the ~ of a tyrant, negara itu jatuh ke dlm cengkaman pemerintah yg zalim; 3. comprehension, understanding, pemahaman: this subject is beyond my ~, perkara ini di luar pemahaman saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |