Bahasa Melayu

kecam

Bahasa Melayu

English

to criticise, to rebuke

To say that something or someone is wrong in a strong or direct way.

كچم

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Guru itu mengecam sikap lewat datang ke kelas.

    The teacher criticised the habit of coming late to class.

  2. Mereka mengecam perbuatan itu di hadapan semua orang.

    They rebuked the act in front of everyone.

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What does “to criticise” mean in Malay?

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kecam

To say that something or someone is wrong in a strong or direct way.

Word family

Common derived forms

kecaman
criticism
mengecam
to recognise; to criticize
mengecamkan
to recognise; to criticize

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.