No. 461 in Malay

pengganas

Terrorist.

In a sentence

Pengganas itu telah ditahan oleh pihak berkuasa.
The terrorist has been detained by the authorities.
In this sentence, 'pengganas' refers to an individual involved in acts of terror.
Filem itu mengenai seorang bekas pengganas yang berubah menjadi seorang dermawan.
The movie is about a former terrorist who transformed into a philanthropist.
Here, 'pengganas' denotes someone who formerly engaged in such activities and has since reformed.
Pengganas Siber semakin meningkat dengan kemajuan teknologi.
Cyber terrorists are increasing with technological advancements.
In this context, 'pengganas' is compounded to describe individuals committing acts of cyber terrorism.

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