dismay
To cause to feel apprehensionTo cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy.
» Tom shook his head in dismay.
Meaning
3 sensesTo cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy.
ужаса́тьužasátʹ, ужасну́тьužasnútʹ, трево́житьtrevóžitʹ
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.
To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.
Examples
28 sentencesTom shook his head in dismay.
Tom looks dismayed.
I was dismayed at the news.
Ця новина мене збентежила.
deIch war bestürzt über die Nachricht.
She was dismayed at the news.
deSie war bestürzt über die Nachricht.
Tom gave a cry of dismay.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English dismayen, from Anglo-Norman *desmaiier, alteration of Old French esmaiFrom Middle English dismayen, from Anglo-Norman *desmaiier, alteration of Old French esmaier (“to frighten”), probably from Vulgar Latin *exmagare (“to deprive (someone) of strength, to disable”), from ex- + *magare (“to enable, empower”), from Proto-Germanic *maginą, *maganą (“might, power”), from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“to be able”).
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Forms
dismays, dismaying, dismayed, dismayedSynonyms
13 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle