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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Dismay \Dis*may"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dismayed; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Dismaying.] [OE. desmaien, dismaien, OF. esmaier; pref.
     es- (L. ex) + OHG. magan to be strong or able; akin to E.
     may. In English the pref. es- was changed to dis- (L. dis-).
     See May, v. i.]
     1. 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.
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              Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed. --Josh. i.
                                                    9.
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              What words be these? What fears do you dismay?
                                                    --Fairfax.
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     2. To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet. [Obs.]
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              Do not dismay yourself for this.      --Spenser.
  
     Syn: To terrify; fright; affright; frighten; appall; daunt;
          dishearthen; dispirit; discourage; deject; depress. --
          To Dismay, Daunt, Appall. Dismay denotes a state
          of deep and gloomy apprehension. To daunt supposes
          something more sudden and startling. To appall is the
          strongest term, implying a sense of terror which
          overwhelms the faculties.
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                So flies a herd of beeves, that hear, dismayed,
                The lions roaring through the midnight shade.
                                                    --Pope.
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                Jove got such heroes as my sire, whose soul
                No fear could daunt, nor earth nor hell control.
                                                    --Pope.
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                Now the last ruin the whole host appalls;
                Now Greece has trembled in her wooden walls.
                                                    --Pope.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Dismay \Dis*may"\, v. i.
     To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay. [Obs.]
     --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Dismay \Dis*may"\, n. [Cf. OF. esmai, F. ['e]moi. See Dismay,
     v. t.]
     1. Loss of courage and firmness through fear; overwhelming
        and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits;
        consternation.
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              I . . . can not think of such a battle without
              dismay.                               --Macaulay.
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              Thou with a tiger spring dost leap upon thy prey,
              And tear his helpless breast, o'erwhelmed with wild
              dismay.                               --Mrs.
                                                    Barbauld.
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     2. Condition fitted to dismay; ruin. --Spenser.
  
     Syn: Dejection; discouragement; depression; fear; fright;
          terror; apprehension; alarm; affright.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Dismay \Dis*may"\, v. i.
     To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay. [Obs.]
     --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Dismay \Dis*may"\, n. [Cf. OF. esmai, F. ['e]moi. See Dismay,
     v. t.]
     1. Loss of courage and firmness through fear; overwhelming
        and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits;
        consternation.
  
              I . . . can not think of such a battle without
              dismay.                               --Macaulay.
  
              Thou with a tiger spring dost leap upon thy prey,
              And tear his helpless breast, o'erwhelmed with wild
              dismay.                               --Mrs.
                                                    Barbauld.
  
     2. Condition fitted to dismay; ruin. --Spenser.
  
     Syn: Dejection; discouragement; depression; fear; fright;
          terror; apprehension; alarm; affright.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Dismay \Dis*may"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dismayed; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Dismaying.] [OE. desmaien, dismaien, OF. esmaier; pref.
     es- (L. ex) + OHG. magan to be strong or able; akin to E.
     may. In English the pref. es- was changed to dis- (L. dis-).
     See May, v. i.]
     1. 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.
  
              Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed. --Josh. i.
                                                    9.
  
              What words be these? What fears do you dismay?
                                                    --Fairfax.
  
     2. To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet. [Obs.]
  
              Do not dismay yourself for this.      --Spenser.
  
     Syn: To terrify; fright; affright; frighten; appall; daunt;
          dishearthen; dispirit; discourage; deject; depress. --
          To Dismay, Daunt, Appall. Dismay denotes a state
          of deep and gloomy apprehension. To daunt supposes
          something more sudden and startling. To appall is the
          strongest term, implying a sense of terror which
          overwhelms the faculties.
  
                So flies a herd of beeves, that hear, dismayed,
                The lions roaring through the midnight shade.
                                                    --Pope.
  
                Jove got such heroes as my sire, whose soul No
                fear could daunt, nor earth nor hell control.
                                                    --Pope.
  
                Now the last ruin the whole host appalls; Now
                Greece has trembled in her wooden walls. --Pope.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  dismay
       n 1: the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles [syn: discouragement,
             disheartenment]
       2: fear resulting from the awareness of danger [syn: alarm, consternation]
       v 1: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news
            depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health
            demoralizes her" [syn: depress, deject, cast down,
             get down, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise]
            [ant: elate]
       2: 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" [syn: alarm, appal, appall, horrify]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dismay
     Αγγλικά n.
     απογοήτευση
     Αγγλικά vb.
     απογοητεύω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dismay
     n.
     1 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
     2 Condition fitted to dismay; ruin.
     vb.
     1 To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive
  of energy
     2 To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.
     3 To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  dismay
     n.
     1 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
     2 Condition fitted to dismay; ruin.
     vb.
     1 To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive
  of energy
     2 To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.
     3 To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  dismay
     n.
     1 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
     2 Condition fitted to dismay; ruin.
     vb.
     1 To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive
  of energy
     2 To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.
     3 To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  dismay
     n.
     1 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
     2 Condition fitted to dismay; ruin.
     vb.
     1 To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive
  of energy
     2 To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.
     3 To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dismay
     Englanti n.
     tyrmistys
     Englanti vb.
     tyrmistyttää, kauhistuttaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dismay
     Engelska n.
     förfäran, bestörtning
     Engelska vb.
     göra förfärad eller bestört; avskräcka

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Dismay /dɪsmˈeɪ/
  الفزع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  dismay //dɪsˈmeɪ// 
  смут, страх
  a sudden loss of courage

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  dismay //dɪsˈmeɪ// 
  ужасявам, уплашвам
  to disable with alarm or apprehensions