| indefensible | adj 1. that cannot be defended, tdk dapat dipertahankan: as their position was ~ they were forced to retreat, oleh sebab kedudukan mereka tdk dapat dipertahankan mereka terpaksa berundur; 2. (that cannot be justified or supported) tdk dapat dipertahankan; (inexcusable) tdk dapat dimaafkan: the theory is ~ in the light of this new knowledge, teori ini tdk dapat dipertahankan dgn adanya pengetahuan baru ini; ~ behaviour, kelakuan yg tdk dapat dimaafkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| defensible | adj /dapat, boleh/ dipertahankan: a ~ position, kedudukan yg dapat dipertahankan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tenable | 1. plausible, dapat dipertahankan: his theory is no longer ~, teorinya kini tdk lagi dapat dipertahankan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| undefended | 2. not guarded or protected, tdk dipertahankan: the ~ frontier, sempadan yg tdk dipertahankan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unprotected | adj 1. defenceless, tdk dipertahankan: the enemy attacked their ~ left flank, pihak musuh menyerang rusuk kiri mereka yg tdk dipertahankan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| untenable | adj (of arguments, theories, etc) unreasonable, vulnerable to attack, tdk dapat dipertahankan: I feel his argument is ~, saya rasa hujahnya tdk dapat dipertahankan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| arguable | adj 1. disputable, /dapat, boleh/ dipertikaikan: the truth of your statement is ~, kebenaran pernyataanmu dapat dipertikaikan; 2. sustainable by argument, dapat dipertahankan: an ~ theory, teori yg dapat dipertahankan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| defensibility | n /dapat, boleh/ dipertahankan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | ~ cheap, tdk menghargai: to ~ life cheap, tdk menghargai nyawa; ~ conversation with so., berbual-bual dgn sso; ~ dear, memelihara dgn baik: we ~ dear those customs that were handed down from our forefathers, kita memelihara dgn baik adat resam yg diturunkan drpd nenek moyang kita; ~ /everything, it/, jangan bergerak; ~ fire, jangan tembak; ~ os erect, sso /berdiri, duduk /tegak; ~ still, jangan bergerak; ~ st steady, jangan goyangkan sst; ~ the line, (on the telephone) tunggu sebentar; ~ water, dapat dipertahankan: your theory does not ~ water, teori kamu tdk dapat dipertahankan; there is no ~ing so., tdk mungkin dapat menahan sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| intrusion | n 1. act of, a. (entering unasked or forcing os, st upon so., st) gangguan; (into os’s private affairs) campur tangan: I regard this regulation as an unwarrantable ~ on the rights of the individual, saya menganggap peraturan ini sbg gangguan yg tdk dapat dipertahankan thdp hak individu; her well-meaning gesture was interpreted as an ~ into their private affairs, perbuatannya bermaksud baik tetapi ditafsirkan sbg campur tangan dlm urusan peribadi mereka; b. (trespassing) pencerobohan: this ~ into our territory must be stopped, pencerobohan ke kawasan kita ini mesti dihentikan; 2. st that intrudes, gangguan: there were so many ~s on his time that it was impossible for him to finish his work, terlalu banyak gangguan sehingga dia tdk dapat menyelesaikan kerjanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |