dismay

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• /dɪsˈmeɪ/
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From 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”). Akin to Old High German magan, megin (“power, might, main”), Old English mæġen (“might, main”), Old High German magan, mugan (“to be powerful, able”), Old English magan (“to be able”). Cognate with Portuguese desmaiar (“to faint”) and Spanish esmayar. See also Portuguese esmagar, Spanish amagar. More at main, may.

92 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: страх (strah) — a sudden loss of courage
• Bulgarian: смут (smut) — a sudden loss of courage
• Czech: zděšení — a sudden loss of courage
• Czech: úděs — a sudden loss of courage
• Czech: hrůza — a sudden loss of courage
• Czech: poděšení — a sudden loss of courage
• Czech: vyděšení — a sudden loss of courage
• Czech: strach — a sudden loss of courage
• Czech: ochromení — a sudden loss of courage
• Czech: úlek — a sudden loss of courage
• Dutch: teleurstelling — a sudden loss of courage
• Finnish: tyrmistys — a sudden loss of courage
• French: désarroi — a sudden loss of courage
• French: consternation — a sudden loss of courage
• German: Furcht — a sudden loss of courage
• German: Ohnmacht — a sudden loss of courage
• Hungarian: döbbenet — a sudden loss of courage
• Hungarian: megdöbbenés — a sudden loss of courage
• Hungarian: megrökönyödés — a sudden loss of courage
• Hungarian: elképedés — a sudden loss of courage
• Irish: anfais — a sudden loss of courage
• Irish: anbhá — a sudden loss of courage
• Italian: sbigottimento — a sudden loss of courage
• Italian: costernazione — a sudden loss of courage
• Italian: smarrimento — a sudden loss of courage
• Japanese: 狼狽 (rōbai) — a sudden loss of courage
• Korean: 놀람 (nollam) — a sudden loss of courage
• Korean: 경악 (gyeong'ak) — a sudden loss of courage
• Korean: 실망 (silmang) — a sudden loss of courage
• Māori: pororaru — a sudden loss of courage
• Polish: przerażenie — a sudden loss of courage
• Portuguese: espanto — a sudden loss of courage
• Romanian: desperare — a sudden loss of courage
• Romanian: spaimă — a sudden loss of courage
• Russian: страх (strax) — a sudden loss of courage
• Russian: уны́ние (unýnije) — a sudden loss of courage
• Russian: испу́г (ispúg) — a sudden loss of courage
• Slovak: ohromenie — a sudden loss of courage
• Slovak: údes — a sudden loss of courage
• Slovak: zhrozenie — a sudden loss of courage
• Spanish: espanto — a sudden loss of courage
• Spanish: estupefacción — a sudden loss of courage
• Spanish: consternación — a sudden loss of courage
• Bulgarian: уплашвам (uplašvam) — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Bulgarian: ужасявам (užasjavam) — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Czech: poděsit — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Czech: děsit — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Czech: vyděsit — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Czech: vystrašit — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Czech: strašit — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Czech: postrašit — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Czech: ohromit — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Czech: odradit — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Czech: odstrašit — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Dutch: met wanhoop vervullen — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Finnish: tyrmistyttää — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• French: affliger — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Hungarian: megdöbbent — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Hungarian: elképeszt — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Hungarian: elborzaszt — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Hungarian: megrémít — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Hungarian: megrémiszt — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Hungarian: megijeszt — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Italian: abbattere — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Italian: abbattersi — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Italian: mortificare — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Italian: mortificarsi — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Korean: 놀라다 (nollada) — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Korean: 경악하다 (gyeong'akhada) — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Māori: pororaru — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Portuguese: assombrar — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Russian: ужаса́ть (užasátʹ) — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Russian: ужасну́ть (užasnútʹ) — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Russian: трево́жить (trevóžitʹ) — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Russian: встрево́жить (vstrevóžitʹ) — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Slovak: ohromiť — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Turkish: ödünü koparmak — to disable with alarm or apprehensions
• Czech: vyděsit k smrti — to render lifeless
• Czech: ochromit — to render lifeless
• Czech: ochromovat — to render lifeless
• Dutch: laten besterven — to render lifeless
• Finnish: lannistaa — to render lifeless
• French: mortifier — to render lifeless
• Italian: scoraggiare — to render lifeless
• Italian: scoraggiarsi — to render lifeless
• Italian: mortificarsi — to render lifeless
• Czech: zhrozit se — to take dismay or fright
• Czech: zděsit se — to take dismay or fright
• Czech: vyděsit se — to take dismay or fright
• Dutch: angstig zijn — to take dismay or fright
• Finnish: tyrmistyä — to take dismay or fright
• French: avoir peur — to take dismay or fright