| disadvantage | n 1. unfavourable condition, keadaan yg /tdk menguntungkan, merugikan/: to be seen at a ~, dilihat dlm keadaan yg tdk menguntungkan; the team was at a ~ when they played in Spain, pasukan itu berada dlm keadaan yg merugikan apabila mereka bermain di Sepanyol; 2. handicap, kekurangan, kelemahan: the system has many ~s, sistem itu mempunyai kelemahan yg banyak; 3. drawback, buruknya, keburukan: living in a city has its ~s, tinggal di bandar ada buruknya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dead loss | n 1. total loss, cukup merugikan; 2. (sl) useless person or thing, (sso, sst yg) tak berguna langsung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| adverse | adj 1. hostile, memburuk-burukkan (+ approp n): there were many ~ comments about the play, terdapat banyak ulasan yg memburuk-burukkan lakonan itu; 2. unfavourable, a. (of condition) buruk: ~ weather conditions, keadaan cuaca yg buruk; b. (of circumstance) menyukarkan, tak menyenangkan; c. (of decision, verdict, etc) /bertentangan, berlawanan/ dgn kepentingan (sso), merugikan (sso): an ~ decision, keputusan yg bertentangan dgn kepentingan sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| agent | n 1. one that acts for another, ejen, wakil: a real estate ~, ejen harta tanah; an insurance ~, ejen insurans; sole ~, wakil tunggal; /an intelligence, a secret/ ~, ejen, perisik, pengintip; 2. one that acts, has power to act, ejen; 3. spy, pengintip, ejen: North Korean ~s, pengintip-pengintip Korea Utara; 4. substance producing effect or reaction, bahan, agen: bleaching ~, bahan peluntur; catalytic ~, bahan mangkin; oxidizing ~, agen pengoksidaan; 5. natural force etc producing effect, agen: rain and frost are weathering ~s, hujan dan fros adalah agen luluhawa; ~s of pollination, agen pendebungaan; 6. active cause, punca: bad investment was the ~ of his ruin, pelaburan yg merugikan menjadi punca kehancurannya; the man who was the ~ of her downfall, lelaki yg menjadi punca keruntuhannya; 7. instrument, alat: books are the ~s of knowledge, buku merupakan alat ilmu pengetahuan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |