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dismay

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [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}]  [ant:  {elate}] 
  2:  fill  with  apprehension  or  alarm  [syn:  {alarm},  {appal},  {appall}, 
  {horrify}]




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