membantah

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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membantah

  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
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Further reading

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