See susah on Wiktionary
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"english": "Her heart feels troubled thinking of her child.",
"text": "Hatinya berasa susah memikirkan anaknya.",
"translation": "Her heart feels troubled thinking of her child.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"troubled; worried; anxious (feeling mental distress or sorrow)."
],
"links": [
[
"troubled",
"troubled"
],
[
"worried",
"worried"
],
[
"anxious",
"anxious"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "bimbang"
},
{
"word": "gelisah"
},
{
"word": "khuatir"
},
{
"word": "risau"
}
]
},
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "kaya"
},
{
"word": "mewah"
},
{
"word": "senang"
}
],
"categories": [
"Malay terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
33,
38
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
[
23,
32
]
],
"english": "That family lives in a destitute state.",
"text": "Keluarga itu hidup dalam keadaan susah.",
"translation": "That family lives in a destitute state.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"poor; destitute; hard up (lacking sufficient money or resources)."
],
"links": [
[
"poor",
"poor"
],
[
"destitute",
"destitute"
],
[
"hard up",
"hard up"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "melarat"
},
{
"word": "miskin"
},
{
"word": "papa"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈsusah/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈsu.sah]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-usah"
},
{
"rhymes": "-sah"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ah"
}
],
"word": "susah"
}
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