| senseless | adj 1. purposeless, sia-sia: a ~ murder, pembunuhan yg sia-sia; it was an act of ~ vandalism, itu ialah satu perbuatan merosakkan harta benda awam yg sia-sia; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| count 1 | ~ for /little, nothing/, sia-sia sahaja: all his work ~s for nothing, segala kerjanya sia-sia sahaja; ~ for much, dianggap penting: money ~s for much in our society, wang dianggap penting dlm masyarakat kita; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| futile | adj 1. ineffectual, vain, sia-sia: his ~ attempts to escape, percubaannya yg sia-sia utk melarikan diri; 2. useless, frivolous, tdk berguna. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wasted | adj 1. futile, fruitless, sia-sia: it’s a ~ effort, itu usaha yg sia-sia; 2. emaciated, susut: a ~ body, badan yg susut; he looked ~ after the long illness, dia kelihatan susut selepas lama sakit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| senselessness | n 1. purposelessness, kesia-siaan, sia-sia: the police are puzzled by the ~ of the destruction, pihak polis berasa bingung dgn pemusnahan yg sia-sia itu; the ~ of war, kesia-siaan perang; 2. foolishness, kebodohan, bodoh, tdk /masuk akal, munasabah/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| futility | n 1. ineffectiveness, kesia-siaan; 2. lack of purpose, kesia-siaan: the ~ of her life, kesia-siaan hidupnya; 3. st futile, approp n + sia-sia: he considers parties and dances to be complete futilities, dia menganggap majlis keramaian dan majlis tari-menari sbg perbuatan sia-sia belaka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fruitless | adj 1. bearing no fruit, tdk berbuah: 2. having no result, tdk berhasil, sia-sia. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| barren | adj 1. sterile, a. (of female) mandul; b. (of plant) jantan; c. (of land) tandus, gersang; 2. unproductive, tandus: a ~ period in a writer’s life, masa yg tandus dlm kehidupan penulis; 3. unprofitable, sia-sia, tdk /bermanfaat, berfaedah, mendatangkan hasil/: a ~ argument, perdebatan yg sia-sia; 4. dull, membosankan: a ~ play, lakonan yg membosankan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reconcile | vt 1. restore (persons) to friendly relations, (act.) mendamaikan, merukunkan; (pass.) berdamai, rukun: all efforts to ~ them were in vain, segala usaha utk mendamaikan mereka sia-sia; he and his wife have now been ~d after their quarrel, dia dan isterinya sekarang telah didamaikan selepas berkelahi; 2. settle, menyelesaikan: they must ~ their differences and stop squabbling, mereka mesti menyelesaikan perselisihan mereka dan berhenti bertengkar; 3. bring into harmony, harmonize, menyelaraskan: two opposing points of view that can never be ~d, dua sudut pandangan yg bertentangan yg tdk dapat diselaraskan; the two accounts of the incident cannot be ~d, kedua-dua cerita ttg kejadian itu tdk dapat diselaraskan; 4. (refl) resign os to, menerima: he was never able to ~ himself to living in the country, dia sama sekali tdk dapat menerima bahawa dia hidup di desa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| waste | vt 1. use extravagantly or uselessly, membazirkan, membuang: you are only wasting money in repairing it, kamu hanya membazirkan wang membaikinya; he ~d too much energy early in the race, dia terlalu banyak membuang tenaga pd awal perlumbaan itu; 2. fail to take advantage of, melepaskan: he has had many opportunities, but has ~d them, dia mendapat peluang yg banyak tetapi dilepaskannya; 3. (usu pass.) be of no advantage, sia-sia: your advice is ~d on her, nasihat kamu kepadanya sia-sia sahaja; 4. cause to lose flesh, strength, etc, menyusutkan: the disease is wasting his body, penyakit itu semakin menyusutkan badannya; 5. make (farming land) useless by damage, menanduskan: drought has ~d the land, musim kemarau telah menanduskan tanah itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |