| defeat | n 1. instance of defeat, being defeated, kekalahan: the ~ was a heavy blow for the Americans, kekalahan itu merupakan pukulan yg hebat kpd pihak Amerika; their team recorded only one ~ this season, pasukan mereka mengalami kekalahan sekali sahaja pd musim ini; admit ~, mengaku kalah; suffer a ~, mengalami kekalahan, dikalahkan, kalah; 2. act of defeating, mengalahkan: the ~ of the French at Trafalgar, mengalahkan tentera Perancis di Trafalgar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| crushing | adj that destroys completely, a. teruk: a ~ defeat, kekalahan yg teruk; b. (fig) yg meremukkan hati: a ~ reply, jawapan yg meremukkan hati; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inglorious | adj 1. shameful, dishonourable, memalukan, mengaibkan: an ~ defeat, kekalahan yg mengaibkan; his life came to an ~ end in a dark prison cell, hayatnya berakhir dlm keadaan yg memalukan di bilik penjara yg gelap; 2. (old use) obscure, unknown, tdk terkenal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| demoralize, demoralise | vt weaken morale of, /mematahkan, melemahkan/ semangat: the defeat ~d the troops, kekalahan itu melemahkan semangat pasukan tentera; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ignominy | n 1. disgrace, rasa malu, keaiban: the ~ of defeat, keaiban akibat kekalahan; 2. shameful act, perbuatan yg memalukan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| invading | n approp n + yg menyerang (sst): the ~s were driven back with heavy losses, tentera yg menyerang itu diusir dan mengalami kekalahan yg teruk; they were forced to make peace with the ~s, mereka terpaksa berdamai dgn negara yg menyerang negara mereka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| afloat | 5. in circulation, tersebar; (foll by clause), [not translated]: news of the defeat was soon ~, berita kekalahan itu cepat tersebar; a rumour was ~ that a neighbouring country was involved in the arms sale, ada khabar angin bahawa sebuah negara jiran telah terlibat dlm penjualan senjata itu; 6. successfully functioning, berjalan lancar: after a difficult start, the project is now well ~, selepas bermula dengan penuh kesukaran, projek itu sekarang ini berjalan lancar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| attribute | vt; ~ st to, a. regard to be the result of, menganggap sst /berpunca drpd, disebabkan oleh/: he ~d the team’s defeat to lack of training, dia menganggap kekalahan pasukan itu disebabkan oleh kurang latihan; b. regard st to have been written etc by, menganggap sst + approp v oleh: the play was ~d to Bertolt Brecht, lakonan itu dianggap ditulis oleh Bertolt Brecht; c. regard st to have been written etc in, menganggap sst + approp v /pd, dlm/: a jar that is ~d to the tenth century, sebuah pasu yg dianggap dibuat pd abad kesepuluh; d. regard as a quality of, mengatakan [sso] mempunyai: to ~ to so. qualities that he does not possess, mengatakan sso mempunyai sifat-sifat yg tdk ada padanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ignoble | adj (despicable) keji, hina; (shameful, base, humiliating) memalukan: he tried to use the situation for his own ~ purpose, dia mencuba mempergunakan keadaan utk memenuhi tujuannya yg hina; an ~ deed, perbuatan yg hina; an ~ defeat, kekalahan yg memalukan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beating | n 1. thrashing, pukulan: the ~ left marks all over his body, pukulan itu meninggalkan bekas di seluruh tubuhnya; 2. (of drum ), (bunyi) pukulan: the constant ~ of the drums kept the wild animals at bay, pukulan gendang yg berterusan menyebabkan binatang liar tdk berani dekat; get a ~, a. be thrashed, dipukuli, dibelasah; b. suffer defeat, dikalahkan dgn teruk, mengalami kekalahan yg teruk, kalah teruk; give so. a ~, a. beat so. severely, /memukul(i), membelasah/ sso; b. defeat so., mengalahkan sso dgn teruk; take a ~, a. bring defeat on os, dikalahkan dgn teruk, mengalami kekalahan yg teruk, kalah teruk; b. bring severe criticism on os, menerima kritikan hebat; take /some, a lot of/ ~, sukar /ditandingi, diatasi/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |