| 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 |
| loser | n 1. defeated person, orang yg kalah: the ~ received the consolation prize, orang yg kalah itu menerima hadiah sagu hati; bad ~, (orang yg) /sentiasa hendak menang, tdk boleh menerima kekalahan/; good ~, (orang yg) dapat menerima kekalahan; 2. (derog) a failure, a. (person), (orang yg) selalu /gagal, malang/: he’s a real ~, betul-betullah dia orang yg selalu gagal; b. (st), (sst yg) tdk boleh berjaya: that business of yours is a ~, perniagaan kamu itu tdk boleh berjaya; born ~, lebai malang; 3. person who will be in a worse position, (orang yg) rugi: you’ll be the ~ if he leaves, kamu akan rugi jika dia berhenti. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| successive | the victory was followed by four ~ defeats, kemenangan itu diikuti oleh empat kekalahan berturut-turut; ~ generations of school children will benefit from these reforms, generasi murid-murid sekolah yg seterusnya akan mendapat faedah drpd pembaharuan ini. | 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 |
| wormwood | n (fig.) pahit /getir, maung/: the ~ of defeat, pahit getir kekalahan. | 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 |
| suffer | 2. experience (st unpleasant) mengalami: the team ~ed their first defeat today, pasukan itu mengalami kekalahan pertama mereka hari ini; he is likely to ~ the same fate as his father, dia mungkin mengalami nasib yg sama spt bapanya; he ~ed the consequences of being stubborn, dia mengalami padah sebab berdegil; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| series | n 1. succession, berturut-turut: this defeat was followed by a ~ of victories, kekalahan ini disusuli oleh kemenangan yg berturut-turut; in the last few years of his life he was weakened by a ~ of illnesses, dlm tahun-tahun akhir hidupnya dia menjadi lemah akibat diserang penyakit berturut-turut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |