kecemasan

Affixed cemas +‎ ke- -an.

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

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)

kêcêmasan

1. excessively anxious.

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.

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

From cemas +‎ ke- -an.

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

1. emergency.

   Synonym: darurat

2. (Indonesia) anxiety.

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.

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