| disaster | n 1. calamitous event, bencana, malapetaka: a political ~, bencana politik; ~ area, kawasan /bencana, malapetaka/; 2. misfortune, kecelakaan: their father’s death proved to be a ~ for them, kematian bapa mereka merupakan satu kecelakaan bagi mereka; 3. (colloq) complete failure, hancur: our attempt at a reconciliation was a ~, percubaan kami utk berbaik semula hancur. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| catastrophe | n bencana, malapetaka: a terrible ~ in which many people died, bencana dahsyat yg banyak mengorbankan nyawa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| calamity | n bencana, malapetaka; natural calamities, bencana alam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| calamitous | adj /membawa, menimbulkan/ /bencana, malapetaka/, membencanakan: potentially ~ inventions such as nuclear weapons, rekaan-rekaan spt senjata-senjata nuklear yg berkemungkinan menimbulkan bencana. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| disastrous | adj 1. calamitous, membawa /bencana, malapetaka/: ~ floods, banjir yg membawa bencana; 2. that brings misfortune, membawa kecelakaan: it was a move that proved ~ for the enemy, itu satu langkah yg terbukti membawa kecelakaan kpd pihak musuh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fatality | n 1. calamity that ends in death,destruction, kecelakaan, malapetaka; 2. death caused by disaster, kematian; 3. deadliness, fatal influence, bahaya kematian: the ~ of the disease, bahaya kematian akibat penyakit ini; 4. state of being destined (specif for disaster) suratan takdir. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| apocalypse | n 1. revelation, ilham; 2. grand, violent event, malapetaka yg maha dahsyat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pervade | vt permeate, merebak; (book, magazine, film, etc) penuh dgn: a sense of disaster and fear ~d the city, perasaan akan ditimpa malapetaka dan perasaan takut merebak ke seluruh bandar raya itu; the smell of durians ~d the house, bau durian merebak ke seluruh bahagian rumah itu; the whole book is ~d by a sense of excitement, keseluruhan isi buku itu penuh dgn hal-hal yg menggembirakan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vantage-point | 2. viewpoint, sudut pandangan: from the ~ of the environmentalists, the Gulf war was a great disaster, dr sudut pandangan pakar-pakar alam sekitar, perang Teluk merupakan malapetaka yg dahsyat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| near | she was ~ to tears, dia sudah hampir hendak menangis; the national economy is ~ to collapse, ekonomi negara sudah hampir runtuh; a ~ accident, hampir berlaku kemalangan; a ~ disaster, malapetaka yg hampir-hampir terjadi; 2. closer to the speaker, (di) sebelah sini, terdekat: only one parachutist succeeded in landing on the ~ bank of the river, hanya seorang ahli payung terjun yg berjaya mendarat di tebing sungai sebelah sini; 3. (UK) (of horses, vehicles, etc) on the left, sebelah kiri: the ~ front wheel, roda depan sebelah kiri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |