kecemasan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed cemas +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kət͡ʃəˈmasan/
• Rhymes: -an, -n
• Hyphenation: kê‧cê‧mas‧an

Noun

kêcêmasan (plural kecemasan-kecemasan, first-person possessive kecemasanku, second-person possessive kecemasanmu, third-person possessive kecemasannya)

1. anxiety:
   1. an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.

      Aku mengalami kecemasan saat harus duduk di sebelah Catherine.

      I feel anxious when I must sit beside Catherine.

   2. (psychology, psychiatry) a state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.

      Synonym: ansietas

      Synonym: keresahan (Standard Malay)

Adjective

kêcêmasan

1. excessively anxious.

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay kecemasan.

Further reading

• “kecemasan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From cemas +‎ ke- -an.

Noun

kecemasan (Jawi spelling کچمسن, plural kecemasan-kecemasan, informal 1st possessive kecemasanku, 2nd possessive kecemasanmu, 3rd possessive kecemasannya)

1. emergency.

   Synonym: darurat

2. (Indonesia) anxiety.

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian kecemasan.

Further reading

• “kecemasan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.