Wednesday, April 27, 2016

witch

Witch

1. A very good morning to all. The word we are going to learn today is witch.

2. So, what does it mean by  witch ?

3. Witch is 'ahli sihir perempuan'  in Malay.

4. Witch refers to a woman with evil magic powers.

5. Sample sentence :

6. The handsome prince turned into a frog with the magic spell of the witch.




witch
n
1. woman with evil magic powers,
ahli sihir perempuan, perempuan sihir;

2. ( derog) ugly wicked old woman,
perempuan tua keparat;

3. fascinating woman,
perempuan /penggoda, yg menawan hati/.

witchcraft n ilmu sihir.

witch-doctor n bomoh, dukun.

witchery n
1. practice of witchcraft,
ilmu sihir;

2. bewitching influence of beauty, charm, etc,
godaan:

he fell victim to her witchery,
dia menjadi mangsa kpd godaannya.



witch-hunt n
1. ( in former times) search for witches,
kegiatan memburu perempuan sihir;
2. persecution of those with different views, characteristics, etc,

usaha memburu
(approp n ):

the witch-hunt against the Jews started as soon as Hitler came to power, 
usaha memburu orang Yahudi bermula sebaik saja Hitler naik berkuasa;

witch-hunt for Reds in the organization,

usaha memburu komunis dlm organisasi itu.

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