kekerasan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed keras +‎ ke- -an. The sense of violence is a semantic loan from Dutch geweld.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəkəˈrasan/ [kə.kəˈra.san]
  • Rhymes: -asan
  • Syllabification: ke‧ke‧ra‧san

Noun

kêkêrasan (plural kekerasan-kekerasan)

  1. hardness
  2. loudness
  3. harshness
  4. violence (action which causes destruction, pain, or suffering)
    Synonym: keganasan (Standard Malay)
  5. force, coercion: power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power
    Synonym: paksaan

Hyponyms

  • kekerasan agama
  • kekerasan agresif
  • kekerasan berbasis gender
  • kekerasan bersenjata
  • kekerasan dalam rumah tangga
  • kekerasan domestik
  • kekerasan ekonomi
  • kekerasan fisik
  • kekerasan institusional
  • kekerasan instrumental
  • kekerasan keluarga
  • kekerasan kolektif
  • kekerasan komunal
  • kekerasan langsung
  • kekerasan nyata
  • kekerasan oleh orang tua
  • kekerasan psikis
  • kekerasan rasial
  • kekerasan reaktif
  • kekerasan seksual
  • kekerasan sektarian
  • kekerasan struktural
  • kekerasan taklangsung
  • kekerasan tempat kerja
  • kekerasan terhadap anak
  • kekerasan verbal

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