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dismay (English)

Etymology

From - dismayen|lang=enm, from - - *, alteration of - esmaier||to frighten|lang=fro, from - |exmagare|to deprive (someone) of strength, to disable|lang=la, from - lang=la + *, of - Germanic|maginan||maganan|might, power|lang=en, from - mēgh-|to be able|lang=en. Akin to - - - |power, might, main|lang=goh, - - - mæġen|might, main|lang=ang, - lang=goh, - |to be powerful, able|lang=goh, - - - |to be able|lang=ang. More at main, may.

Pronunciation

- /dIs"meI/

en-us-dismay.ogg

Rhymes: eɪ

Noun

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A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits; consternation.

Condition fitted to dismay; ruin.

Translations

a sudden loss of courage

Bulgariska - страх

Bulgariska - смут

Tjeckiska - zděšení

Holländska - teleurstelling

Finska - tyrmistys

Franska - désarroi

Tyska - Ohnmacht

Japanska - 狼狽

(ろうばい, rōbai)

Rumänska - desperare

, spaimă

Ryska - страх

, уныние

Spanska - espanto

, estupefacción, consternación

Vietnamese: sự mất hết tinh thần, sự mất hết can đảm

Verb

To disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive of firmness and energy through fear; to daunt; to appall; to terrify.

To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.

To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.

Translations

To disable with alarm or apprehensions

Bulgarian: уплашвам, ужасявам

Vietnamese: làm mất tinh thần, làm mất hết can đảm

Dutch:

nl|met wanhoop vervullen

French:

fr|affliger

To render lifeless.

Dutch:

nl|laten besterven

French:

fr|mortifier

To take dismay or fright.

Dutch:

nl|angstig zijn

French:

fr|avoir peur

Fullständig information på

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