| smear | 3. defame, memburuk-burukkan: he ~ed his rival as a liar, dia memburuk-burukkan pesaingnya sbg penipu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| smear campaign | n kempen memburuk-burukkan (sso): a politician’s ~ campaign against his opponent, kempen ahli politik yg memburuk-burukkan lawannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| smear | 2. attempt at defamation, percubaan memburuk-burukkan: the poison-pen letter is a ~ on him, surat layang itu ialah satu percubaan memburuk-burukkannya; 3. (med) a bit of bodily material, calitan: a cervical ~, calitan serviks; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| adverse | adj 1. hostile, memburuk-burukkan (+ approp n): there were many ~ comments about the play, terdapat banyak ulasan yg memburuk-burukkan lakonan itu; 2. unfavourable, a. (of condition) buruk: ~ weather conditions, keadaan cuaca yg buruk; b. (of circumstance) menyukarkan, tak menyenangkan; c. (of decision, verdict, etc) /bertentangan, berlawanan/ dgn kepentingan (sso), merugikan (sso): an ~ decision, keputusan yg bertentangan dgn kepentingan sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| speak | ~ ill of /so., st/ memburuk-burukkan /sso, sst/: a man who never ~s ill of anyone, seorang yg tdk pernah buruk-burukkan sesiapa pun; never ~ ill of the dead, jangan buruk-burukkan orang yg sudah mati; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| denigration | n merendahkan (+ approp n), memburuk-burukkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| denigrate | vt belittle, merendahkan (+ approp n), memburuk-burukkan: history books were rewritten to ~ past leaders, buku-buku sejarah telah ditulis semula utk merendahkan kebolehan pemimpin-pemimpin yg lalu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dirt | as cheap as ~, /terlalu, sangat/ murah; eat ~, menghinakan diri; /fling, throw/ ~ at so., (fig.) memburuk-burukkan nama sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cast | ~ a horoscope, meramalkan nasib; ~ a shadow on (st), (lit.) membayangi (sst); ~ a slur on so’s reputation, mencemarkan nama baik sso, memburuk-burukkan (nama sso); ~ a spell on, put a spell on, menyihir; ~ a vote, membuang undi; ~ adrift, menghanyutkan; ~ an eye (over), melihat /sepintas lalu, sekali imbas/; ~ anchor, melabuhkan sauh; be ~ ashore, terdampar di pantai; ~ aspersions on, melemparkan celaan thdp; ~ in o’s lot with, turut mengadu untung dgn; ~ lots, mencabut undi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| libel | n (leg.) libel, fitnah bertulis: he sued the magazine for ~, dia menyaman majalah itu atas tuduhan libel; he claimed that the cartoon was a ~, dia mendakwa bahawa kartun itu adalah suatu libel; be a ~ on, (colloq) any unflattering statement, portrait, sst yg /memburuk-burukkan, menghina/: the photograph does you no justice in fact it’s a ~ on you, gambar ini sst yg tdk adil malah merupakan sst yg memburuk-burukkan kamu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |