membantah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay membantah, from Classical Malay membantah. Equivalent to From meng- +‎ bantah.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məm.ban.tah/
  • Hyphenation: mêm‧ban‧tah

Verb

membantah (base-imperative bantah, active membantah, ordinary passive dibantah, adversative passive terbantah)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to oppose, to disobey (to fail to obey someone in authority)
  2. (transitive) to dispute, to contest (to oppose an opinion or theory as mistaken or wrong)
    Synonyms: menyanggah, menyangkal

Derived terms

  • membantah janji
  • berbantah
  • berbantah-bantah
  • berbantah-bantahan
  • membantahi
  • membantahkan
  • pembantah
  • pembantahan
  • perbantahan
  • terbantahkan

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