English-Thai Dictionary

dismay

N ความ ท้อใจ  ความผิดหวัง  kwam-tor-jai

 

dismay

VT ทำให้ ตกใจ  ทำให้ กลัว  alarm menace calm soothe tam-hai-tok-jai

 

dismay

VT ทำให้ ท้อแท้  ทำให้ ท้อใจ  ทำให้ ผิดหวัง  discompose distress comfort console tam-hai-tor-tea

 

dismayful

A ที่ ตกตะลึง กลัว 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISMAY

v.t.To deprive of that strength or firmness of mind which constitutes courage; to discourage; to dishearten; to sink or depress the spirits or resolution; hence, to affright or terrify. Be strong, and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed. Joshua 1:9.

 

DISMAY

n.Fall or loss of courage; a sinking of the spirits; depression; dejection; a yielding to fear; that loss of firmness which is effected by fear or terror; fear impressed; terror felt. And each in others countenance read his own dismay.

 

DISMAYED

pp. Disheartened; deprived of courage.

 

DISMAYEDNESS

n.A state of being dismayed; dejection of courage; dispiritedness. [A useless word, and not used. ]

 

DISMAYING

ppr. Depriving of courage.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DISMAY

Dis *may ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dismayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dismaying. ]Etym: [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.

 

DISMAY

DISMAY Dis *may ", v. i.

 

Defn: To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

DISMAY

Dis *may ", n. Etym: [Cf. OF. esmai, F. émoi. 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.

 

DISMAYEDNESS

DISMAYEDNESS Dis *may "ed *ness, n.

 

Defn: A state of being dismayed; dejection of courage; dispiritedness.

 

DISMAYFUL

DISMAYFUL Dis *may "ful, a.

 

Defn: Terrifying. Spenser.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dismay

dis may |disˈmā dɪsˈmeɪ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause (someone ) to feel consternation and distress: they were dismayed by the U-turn in policy. ▶noun consternation and distress, typically that caused by something unexpected: to his dismay, she left him. DERIVATIVES dis may ing ly adverb ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin dis- (expressing negation ) + the Germanic base of may 1 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

dismay

dis ¦may |dɪsˈmeɪ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] concern and distress caused by something unexpected: to his dismay, she left him. ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause (someone ) to feel concern and distress: they were dismayed by the U-turn in policy | (as adj. dismaying ) : to most experts, such findings have been somewhat dismaying. DERIVATIVES dismayingly adverb ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin dis- (expressing negation ) + the Germanic base of may 1 .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

dismay

dismay verb he was dismayed by the change in his friend: appall, horrify, shock, shake (up ); disconcert, take aback, alarm, unnerve, unsettle, throw off balance, discompose; disturb, upset, distress; informal rattle, faze. ANTONYMS encourage, please. ▶noun they greeted his decision with dismay: alarm, shock, surprise, consternation, concern, perturbation, disquiet, discomposure, distress. ANTONYMS pleasure, relief.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

dismay

dismay verb he was dismayed by the change in his old friend: appal, horrify, shock, shake, shake up; disconcert, take aback, confound, surprise, startle, alarm, frighten, scare, daunt, discomfit, unnerve, unman, unsettle, throw off balance, discompose, discountenance; trouble, bother, concern, perturb, disturb, upset, distress, sadden, dishearten, dispirit; informal rattle, spook, faze, psych, knock sideways, knock for six; archaic pother. ANTONYMS encourage, please. ▶noun they greeted his decision with great dismay: alarm, shock, surprise, consternation, concern, perturbation, disquiet, disquietude, discomposure, distress, upset, anxiety, trepidation, fear. ANTONYMS pleasure, relief. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD dismay, appal, horrify These words all describe someone's reaction to bad news or adverse circumstances. ■ Something that dismays someone causes them concern and distress, ranging from the fairly mild (Mark stopped, dismayed at finding himself breaking into rhyme ) to the intense (she was dismayed to see that the damage was greater than she had expected ). ■ Appal suggests a response of extreme horror at something almost unbelievable (we have waited 22 months for justice to be done and are appalled at the verdict ). In its adjectival form, appalling, it has a wide range of meaning (guilty of appalling crimes against humanity | the appalling pile of rubbish strewn around the University campus ). ■ To horrify someone is to shock them deeply (the surgeon was horrified by her injuries ) or cause them intense fear (as Bernice watched, horrified, Bishop produced a large handgun ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dismay

dis may /dɪsméɪ /〖dis (打ち消し )may (力 )〗名詞 U ｟かたく ｠うろたえ (ること ), ろうばい ; おびえ ; 失望 ▸ Jack shook his head in dismay .ジャックはうろたえて首を横に振った ▸ His mother looked with dismay at his poor exam results .彼の母は彼の試験のひどい成績を見て愕然 （がくぜん ）とした (m ù ch ) to A's dism á y =(m ù ch ) to the dism á y of A A 〈人 〉が (とても )がっかりした [うろたえた ]ことには .動詞 ～s ; ～ed ; ～ing 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠〈人など 〉をうろたえさせる , 失望させる ;〖be ～ed 〗 «…に /…して /…ということに » うろたえる, 落胆する «at , by /to do /that 節 » ▸ It dismayed her that her daughters got angry .彼女は娘たちが怒ったことにろうばいした ▸ They were dismayed at [by ] the damage caused by the earthquake .彼らは地震の被害 (の大きさ )に愕然とした

 

dismaying

dis m á y ing 形容詞 (人を )ろうばい [落胆 ]させるような .