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dismayed

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having the emotion of dismay.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He was dismayed to find his car had gone.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of dismay

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

struck with fear, dread, or consternation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aghast(p), appalled, shocked

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: teleurgesteld — having the emotion of dismay
  • Esperanto: konsternita — having the emotion of dismay
  • French: consterné — having the emotion of dismay
  • Georgian: შეშფოთებული (šešpotebuli) — having the emotion of dismay
  • Irish: anfaiseach — having the emotion of dismay
  • Italian: costernato — having the emotion of dismay
  • Italian: sbigottito — having the emotion of dismay
  • Italian: sgomento — having the emotion of dismay
  • Italian: spaurito — having the emotion of dismay
  • Latin: dēiectus — having the emotion of dismay
  • Latin: exanimis — having the emotion of dismay
  • Plautdietsch: entstalt — having the emotion of dismay
  • Spanish: compungido — having the emotion of dismay