| desperate | adj 1. reckless, terdesak: a ~ killer, pembunuh yg terdesak; ~ attempts to free the captives, usaha-usaha yg terdesak utk membebaskan orang-orang tawanan; a ~ struggle for survival, perjuangan yg terdesak utk hidup; 2. undertaken as last resort, terakhir: ~ remedies for the industrial dispute, usaha terakhir utk menyelesaikan pertikaian industri itu; ~ measures, langkah-langkah terakhir; 3. suffering extreme anxiety, need, /betul-betul, benar-benar, sungguh-sungguh/ ingin: she is ~ to win, dia benar-benar ingin menang; ~ for st, /amat, sangat/ memerlukan sst: to be ~ for recognition, amat memerlukan penghargaan; 4. critical, beyond hope, genting: this ~ state of affairs is expected to continue, keadaan yg genting ini dijangka akan berterusan; his condition is ~, keadaannya genting; 5. showing, arising from despair, sangat, amat: the ~ look of hunger on his face, wajahnya yg menampakkan bahawa dia sangat lapar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| strait | in /dire, desperate, etc/ ~s, dlm kesulitan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| urgent | 2. desperate, cemas: passers-by who ignored his ~ cries for help, orang lalu-lalang yg tdk mengendahkan jeritan cemasnya meminta pertolongan; in a low and ~ voice, dlm nada suara yg perlahan dan cemas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| frantic | adj 1. desperate, a. (of person) spt hendak gila: the worry is driving me ~, kerisauan itu membuat saya spt hendak gila; a ~ mother searching for her lost child, ibu yg spt hendak gila mencari anaknya yg hilang; he was ~ with grief, dia spt hendak gila krn terlalu dukacita; b. (of cry, gesture, etc) kegila-gilaan: her ~ cries for help went unheeded, jeritannya yg kegila-gilaan meminta pertolongan tdk diendahkan; a ~ pounding on the door woke me up, tumbukan kegila-gilaan pd pintu menyebabkan saya terjaga; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dire | adj 1. desperate, dahsyat, teruk: the company was in ~ financial straits, syarikat itu dlm keadaan kewangan yg teruk; a ~ necessity, keperluan yg mendesak; in ~ need of st, benar-benar memerlukan sst: the family was in ~ need of help, keluarga itu benar-benar memerlukan pertolongan; 2. ominous, mengerikan, menakutkan: ~ warnings, amaran yg mengerikan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| disown | vt tdk mengaku [sso] + approp n: he is so desperate that he would even ~ his best friend, dia begitu terdesak sehingga sanggup tdk mengaku orang itu sbg kawan baiknya; the boy was ~ed by his father for his part in the crime, bapa budak itu tdk mengaku dia anak krn penglibatannya dlm jenayah itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| turn | 8. resort to (for advice, help, etc) meminta (approp n): she was desperate, and didn’t know which way to ~, dia putus asa dan tdk tahu ke mana hendak meminta pertolongan; I don’t know where to ~ for advice, saya tdk tahu ke mana hendak meminta nasihat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| state | b. be in an undesirable condition, (of untidy room, office, etc) dlm keadaan berselerak; (of business, marriage, etc) dlm keadaan kucar-kacir; (of desperate situation) dlm keadaan susah: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| extreme | 2. a. (of condition) very severe, amat teruk, ekstrem: they had no hope of surviving in such ~ conditions, mereka tdk ada harapan utk terus hidup dlm keadaan yg amat teruk begitu; b. (of method, measure, action, etc) drastic, desperate, keterlaluan, ekstrem: the government took ~ measures to meet the threat of revolt, kerajaan mengambil tindakan yg keterlaluan utk menghadapi ancaman pemberontakan; c. (derog) immoderate, radical, (of person, political movement) melampau, ekstrem; (of opinion, belief, etc) ekstrem, melampau, keterlaluan: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hopeless | adj 1. despairing, putus asa: some girls do feel ~ if they are not married by a certain age, sesetengah gadis berasa putus asa jika tdk berkahwin pd umur tertentu; 2. showing despair, kecewa: ~ tears, air mata kecewa; 3. desperate, promising no hope, tdk ada harapan lagi: a ~ situation, keadaan yg tdk ada harapan lagi; a ~ case, kes yg tdk ada harapan lagi; 4. incurable, tdk ada harapan utk sembuh: a ~ illness, penyakit yg tdk ada harapan utk sembuh; a ~ invalid, orang cacat yg tdk ada harapan utk sembuh; 5. (colloq) not good, tak pandai langsung: she’s ~ at cooking, dia tdk pandai langsung dlm masak-memasak; 6. (colloq) useless, tak guna langsung: you’re ~, kamu tak guna langsung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |