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     • dismay noun [ U ] uk / dɪˈsmeɪ / us / dɪˈsmeɪ / Add to word list C2 a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment:
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     DISMAY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   What does dismay mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! DISMAY definition: 1. a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment: 2. to make someone feel unhappy and disappointed…. Learn more.

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   Where did the word dismay come from?

   • The earliest known use of the verb dismay is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for dismay is from 1297, in Robert of Gloucester's Chronicle. dismay is apparently a borrowing from French. Etymons: French *desmaier.

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   What is the difference between dismay and appall?

   • dismay implies that one is disconcerted and at a loss as to how to deal with something. appall implies that one is faced with that which perturbs, confounds, or shocks. horrify stresses a reaction of horror or revulsion. daunt suggests a cowing, disheartening, or frightening in a venture requiring courage.

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   What is the difference between dismay and horrify?

   • dismay, appall, horrify, daunt mean to unnerve or deter by arousing fear, apprehension, or aversion. dismay implies that one is disconcerted and at a loss as to how to deal with something. appall implies that one is faced with that which perturbs, confounds, or shocks. horrify stresses a reaction of horror or revulsion.

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   DISMAY definition: 1. a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment: 2. to make someone feel unhappy and disappointed…. Learn more.

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     DISMAY meaning: 1. a feeling of unhappiness and...

   • Znaczenie Dismay, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     DISMAY definicja: 1. a feeling of unhappiness and...

   • Dismay: German Translation

     dismay translate: bestürzen, die Bestürzung. Learn more in...

   • Dismay: French Translation

     DISMAY translate: désarroi [masculine], consternation...

   • Dismay: Polish Translation

     dismay translate: niezadowolenie, konsternacja. Learn more...

   • Dismay: Arabic Translation

     DISMAY translate: كَآبة. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Dismay: Korean Translation

     DISMAY translate: 실망. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Dismay Spanish Translation

     DISMAY translate: decepción, desaliento [masculine],...

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   The meaning of DISMAY is to cause to lose courage or resolution (as because of alarm or fear). How to use dismay in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dismay.

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   1. Dismay is a strong feeling of fear, worry, or sadness that is caused by something unpleasant and unexpected. [formal] [...] 2. If you are dismayed by something, it makes you feel afraid, worried, or sad. [formal] [...] More. Conjugations of 'dismay' present simple: I dismay, you dismay [...] past simple: I dismayed, you dismayed [...]

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   Dismay is a strong feeling of fear, worry, or sadness that is caused by something unpleasant and unexpected. [formal] Local councillors have reacted with dismay and indignation. Lucy discovered to her dismay that she was pregnant.

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   Noun. dismay ( uncountable) 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.

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   Dismay definition: to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt. See examples of DISMAY used in a sentence.

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    There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb dismay, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.