Bahasa Melayu

kejahatan

Bahasa Melayu

English

wickedness, cruelty, badness

The quality of being bad, cruel, or evil.

كجاهتن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Kejahatan itu menyakitkan hati ramai orang.

    That wickedness hurt many people's feelings.

  2. Mereka berbincang tentang kejahatan dalam cerita itu.

    They discussed the cruelty in the story.

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What does “wickedness” mean in Malay?

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kejahatan

It means the quality of being cruel or evil.

Word family

Common derived forms

berjahat
to act badly; to do wrong
jahat
bad; evil; cruel
penjahat
criminal; evil-doer

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.