witch

Witch

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

So, what does it mean by  witch ?

Witch is 'ahli sihir perempuan'  in Malay.

Witch refers to a woman with evil magic powers.

 

Sample sentence :

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 ~,

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

a ~ for Reds in the organization,

usaha memburu komunis dlm organisasi itu.