Bahasa Melayu

menghampakan

Bahasa Melayu

English

disappoint, let down, frustrate, make useless

To cause someone to feel disappointed, or to make something fail or become useless.

مڠهمڤاكن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Berita itu menghampakan harapannya untuk menang.

    The news disappointed his hope of winning.

  2. Rancangan yang rosak itu menghampakan usaha mereka sepanjang hari.

    The broken plan frustrated their efforts for the whole day.

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What does “disappoint” mean in Malay?

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menghampakan

Also used for making efforts or plans turn useless.

Word family

Common derived forms

hampa
disappointed; fruitless; useless
kehampaan
disappointment; disappointment state

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.