| plight1 | n keadaan /pahit getir, yg menyedihkan/: his death has left his family in a sorry ~, kematiannya meninggalkan keluarganya dlm keadaan pahit getir; the dreadful ~ of the refugees,keadaan pahit getir orang-orang pelarian yg sungguh mengerikan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wormwood | n (fig.) pahit /getir, maung/: the ~ of defeat, pahit getir kekalahan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ordeal | n pengalaman /pahit, getir/: he never fully recovered from the dreadful ~, dia tdk benar-benar pulih drpd pengalaman pahit itu; the ~ of watching o’s father being hacked to death, pengalaman pahit menyaksikan bapa sendiri ditetak hingga mati. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bitterly | adv 1. piercingly, sehingga /menggigit, menusuk/ ke tulang: the weather was ~ cold, cuaca sejuk sehingga menusuk ke tulang; 2. with bitterness, dgn perasaan /pahit, getir/: she spoke ~ about the incident, dia bercakap dgn perasaan pahit ttg peristiwa itu; 3. intensely, begitu, terlalu, sangat: she was ~ disappointed in him, wanita itu begitu kecewa dengannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bitter | 6. Characterized by intense antagonism or hostility, a. (of enemy) ketat; b. (of struggle, quarrel, etc) pahit, getir: the ~ strugglr for freedom, perjuangan yg getir utkkebebasan; c. (of hatred) penuh dendam; n st bitter, sst yg pahit; take the ~ sweet, menerima pahit manis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bitter | adj 1. (rel to taste) pahit: the pill left a ~ taste in the mouth, pil itu meninggalkan rasa pahit dlm mulut; ~ orange peel, kulit oren yg pahit; a ~ pill to swallow, sst yg pahit yg terpaksa /diterima, ditelan/; 2. piercing, stinging, /menggigit, menusuk/ ke tulang: a ~ chill, kedinginan yg menusuk ke tulang; 3. piercingly cold, kedinginannya /menggigit, menusuk/ ke tulang: a ~ night, malam yg kedinginannya menusuk ke tulang; 4. hard to bear or accept, pahit, getir: a ~ experience, pengalaman pahit; a ~ lesson, pengajaran pahit; a ~ disappointment, kekecewaan yg getir; ~ poverty, kemiskinan yg pahit; the ~ truth, kenyataan pahit; 5. full of resentment, pain, a. (of person) berasa marah dan kecewa: she was still ~ about her parents’ divorce, dia masih lagi berasa marah dan kecewa krn perceraian ibu bapanya; b. (of words etc) pahit; c. (of tears) kesal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |