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1. (v.t.) dismay
to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; daunt.
2. dismay
to surprise in such a manner as to disillusion.
3. dismay
to alarm; perturb.
4. (n.) dismay
sudden or complete loss of courage; utter disheartenment.
5. dismay
sudden disillusionment.
6. dismay
agitation of mind; perturbation.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME de(s)mayen, dismayen < presumed AF alter., by prefix change, of OF esmaier to trouble, frighten < VL *exmagāre to disable =ex-ex -1+*magāre < Gmc *magan to be able to; see may1)
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| Definition of 'Dismay' |
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1. (noun) discouragement, disheartenment, dismay
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
2. (verb) alarm, dismay, consternation
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
3. (verb) depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
"These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
4. (verb) dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
"I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
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1. (noun) dismay
strong disappointment or sadness
To her dismay, he had already left.; My parents looked dismayed.
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| Definition of 'Dismay' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) Dismay
to disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive or firmness and energy through fear; to daunt; to appall; to terrify
2. (verb) Dismay
to render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet
3. (verb) Dismay
to take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay
4. (verb) Dismay
loss of courage and firmness through fear; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits; consternation
5. (verb) Dismay
condition fitted to dismay; ruin
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Sense: to shock or upset
We were dismayed by the bad news.
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 Afrikaans: ontstel, onthuts, verbyst |
 Arabic: يُفْزِع، يُرْعِب |
 Bulgarian: поразявам |
 Brazilian: consternar |
 Czech: vyděsit, polekat, zdrtit |
 German: bestürzen |
 Danish: forfærde |
 Greek: αναστατώνω, σοκάρω |
 Spanish: consternar |
 Estonian: kohutama |
 Farsi: دلسرد کردن؛ نگران کردن |
 Finnish: kauhu |
 French: consterner |
 Hebrew: לְזַעֲזֵע |
 Hindi: निराश करना |
 Croatian: šokiran |
 Hungarian: megrémít |
 Indonesian: terkejut |
 Icelandic: skelfa, komaí uppnám |
 Italian: sgomentare |
 Japanese: ろうばいさせる |
 Korean: 크게 놀라게 하다 |
 Lithuanian: nugąsdinti |
 Latvian: izbiedēt; satraukt |
 Malay: menyebabkan rasa terkejut |
 Dutch: ontzetten |
 Norwegian: forferde, ryste dypt, slå |
 Polish: przerazić |
 Persian: دلسرد کردن؛ نگران کردن |
 Pashto: ويرول يا بيرول، بى زړه كو |
 Portuguese: chocar |
 Romanian: a consterna |
 Russian: приводить в смятение |
 Slovak: vydesiť, naľakať (sa) |
 Slovenian: osupiti |
 Serbian: zaprepastiti |
 Swedish: göra bestört (förfärad) |
 Thai: ทำให้ตกใจ; ทำให้ท้อแท้ |
 Turkish: dehşete düşürmek, hayret |
 Taiwanese: 使沮喪，使驚慌 |
 Ukrainian: жахати; бентежити |
 Urdu: ہراساں کرنا |
 Vietnamese: làm mất tinh thần |
 Chinese: 使沮丧，使惊慌 |
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