Meaning of "dismay" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DISMAY

From Old French desmaiier (unattested), from des-dis-1 + esmayer to frighten, ultimately of Germanic origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DISMAY

dismay  [dɪsˈmeɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISMAY

Dismay is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb dismay in English.

WHAT DOES DISMAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dismay in the English dictionary

The first definition of dismay in the dictionary is to fill with apprehension or alarm. Other definition of dismay is to fill with depression or discouragement. Dismay is also consternation or agitation.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DISMAY

PRESENT

Present

I dismay

you dismay

he/she/it dismays

we dismay

you dismay

they dismay

Present continuous

I am dismaying

you are dismaying

he/she/it is dismaying

we are dismaying

you are dismaying

they are dismaying

Present perfect

I have dismayed

you have dismayed

he/she/it has dismayed

we have dismayed

you have dismayed

they have dismayed

Present perfect continuous

I have been dismaying

you have been dismaying

he/she/it has been dismaying

we have been dismaying

you have been dismaying

they have been dismaying

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I dismayed

you dismayed

he/she/it dismayed

we dismayed

you dismayed

they dismayed

Past continuous

I was dismaying

you were dismaying

he/she/it was dismaying

we were dismaying

you were dismaying

they were dismaying

Past perfect

I had dismayed

you had dismayed

he/she/it had dismayed

we had dismayed

you had dismayed

they had dismayed

Past perfect continuous

I had been dismaying

you had been dismaying

he/she/it had been dismaying

we had been dismaying

you had been dismaying

they had been dismaying

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will dismay

you will dismay

he/she/it will dismay

we will dismay

you will dismay

they will dismay

Future continuous

I will be dismaying

you will be dismaying

he/she/it will be dismaying

we will be dismaying

you will be dismaying

they will be dismaying

Future perfect

I will have dismayed

you will have dismayed

he/she/it will have dismayed

we will have dismayed

you will have dismayed

they will have dismayed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been dismaying

you will have been dismaying

he/she/it will have been dismaying

we will have been dismaying

you will have been dismaying

they will have been dismaying

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would dismay

you would dismay

he/she/it would dismay

we would dismay

you would dismay

they would dismay

Conditional continuous

I would be dismaying

you would be dismaying

he/she/it would be dismaying

we would be dismaying

you would be dismaying

they would be dismaying

Conditional perfect

I would have dismay

you would have dismay

he/she/it would have dismay

we would have dismay

you would have dismay

they would have dismay

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been dismaying

you would have been dismaying

he/she/it would have been dismaying

we would have been dismaying

you would have been dismaying

they would have been dismaying

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you dismay
we let´s dismay
you dismay

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to dismay

Past participle

dismayed

Present Participle

dismaying

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «DISMAY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dismay» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of dismay

affright · agitation · alarm · anxiety · appal · apprehension · chagrin · consternation · dash · daunt · disappoint · disappointment · discourage · discouragement · disenchant · disenchantment · disgruntle · dishearten · disillusion · disillusionment · dispirit · dissatisfaction · distress · dread · fear · fright · frighten · frustration · horrify · horror · let down · mortification · nervousness · panic · paralyse · put off · sadden · scare · startle · terrify · terror · trepidation · unease · uneasiness · unnerve · upset · vex

TRANSLATION OF DISMAY

Find out the translation of dismay to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of dismay from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dismay» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 恐慌
• Translator English - Spanish: consternación
• English: dismay
• Translator English - Hindi: निराशा
• Translator English - Arabic: الفزع
• Translator English - Russian: тревога
• Translator English - Portuguese: consternação
• Translator English - Bengali: আতঙ্ক
• Translator English - French: consternation
• Translator English - Malay: Kecewa
• Translator English - German: Bestürzung
• Translator English - Japanese: うろたえ
• Translator English - Korean: 당혹감
• Translator English - Javanese: Dismay
• Translator English - Vietnamese: mất tinh thần
• Translator English - Tamil: கண்டனத்தையும்
• Translator English - Marathi: दहशत
• Translator English - Turkish: dehşet
• Translator English - Italian: costernazione
• Translator English - Polish: przerażenie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: тривога
• Translator English - Romanian: spaimă
• Translator English - Greek: απογοήτευση
• Translator English - Afrikaans: ontsteltenis
• Translator English - Swedish: bestörtning
• Translator English - Norwegian: forferdelse

10 QUOTES WITH «DISMAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dismay.

1

Russell Baker

Reporters thrive on the world's misfortune. For this reason they often take an indecent pleasure in events that dismay the rest of humanity.

2

Honore de Balzac

Love has its own instinct, finding the way to the heart, as the feeblest insect finds the way to its flower, with a will which nothing can dismay nor turn aside.

3

Rick Bass

Even the largest of my dreams and ambitions, I realize with increasing dismay, were puny, measly, compared to the object of my dreaming. I would not say my life to date has been built overmuch of compromise, but still, it surrounds me.

4

Jenna Bush

I don't have any children. I just have a cat, to my parents' dismay.

5

L. Sprague de Camp

There is no mistaking the dismay on the face of a writer who has just heard that his brain child is a deformed idiot.

6

William Cowper

Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, The positive pronounce without dismay.

7

Jared Leto

So I started to learn Russian and I was one of those probably way too eager, annoying young actor kids who was trying to change all my lines to Russian, much to the dismay of the director and Nic Cage.

8

Andrew O'Hagan

I probably owe my political dismay to New Labour, but also my growing sense that the satirical shape of human affairs is international and historical, not glued to the tawdry ambitions of a team of politicians who represent nothing but themselves.

9

Dee Dee Ramone

When I got into rap I didn't exactly win any popularity contests. I called myself Dee Dee King, after B.B. King, to the total dismay of my fellow Ramones.

10

John Sexton

And friends of mine that had photography class in high school would develop the film and make prints and I'd take them back to the track and give 'em away or try and sell them. Much to my parents' dismay, I majored in photography in college.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISMAY»

Discover the use of dismay in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dismay and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Let Nothing You Dismay

Let. Nothing. You. Dismay. “Thoroughly hilarious.” —GQ “The author is a humorist and playwright who writes like Fran Lebowitz with a heart: his characters are as affecting as they are funny.” —The Baltimore Sun “The worse things get, the ...

Mark o'Donnell, 2011

Deep Down Things: The Earth in Celebration and Dismay

Beloved and critically acclaimed author Lin Jensen returns with this bounteous volume exploring what the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins calls "deep down things.

Lin Jensen, 2010

Dismantling Dismay:An American Muslims Volunteer Experience ...

DISMANTLING. DISMAY. Ruben Charles Vaughan III, aka Abdul Qahhar, born in Bolder Colorado, turned 26 the day before he landed in Baton Rouge Louisiana as a Katrina Aid volunteer. His father Ruben Charles Vaughan Jr. was an all ...

Paula Hankins

WISHFORTHEWORLD JUSTICE AND WISHFORTHEWORLD

Let wish be as justice in dismay of what the society is passing through and what the people could be experiencing. Let wish be as justice in dismay over why natural disaster would ravage a country in so much as several lives and generations ...

G. O. MUSTAPHA

Dismay

Adam Donnelly has loved Catherine Ryerson forever but when faced with the prospect of losing her he must fight to change the course of their lives before it's too late.

Benjamin W. Yeater, 2009

Hoang Van...a Story of Hope from Dismay to Happiness

He escaped Vietnam at the age of 16, through a treacherous journey that landed him in Hong Kong and eventually the United States where amazing opportunities were waiting for him.

Hoang Van, Robert Van Praag, 2008

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary

What was dimnarxhall'd late In this thy noble frame, And loat the prime estate, Bath re-obtuin'd the same, Is now most perfect seen. dismemberment He who has learned to survey the labor without dismay has achieved half the victory. Story ...

William Dwight Whitney, 1904

Relentless Love: The Power of a Transformative Life

You don't know that yet, so you act in good faith and discover, to your dismay, that what you are doing is not love. This after-the-fact awareness alters what you do in the following moment, and so you move toward love. This is basic learning ...

Edwin Carl Smith, 2004

Hoang Van, Spiritual Guidance from One for All, from Dismay ...

He was left alone to take complete care of his nine month old brother. He did not have a real childhood or the education he so deserved, as his responsibilities had changed drastically. This is Part 4.

Hoang Van, 2009

Dismay in May

Through this book I really would like to inspire people never to give up. Life as we know it can change in a blink of an eye, and could lead to heavy depression. But there is a way out. -R.W. Titus

R. W. Titus, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISMAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dismay is used in the context of the following news items.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Stadium Design Construction Budget …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Stadium Design Construction Budget Doubled Much To Dismay Of Olympic Committee. By Michelle FlorCruz ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»

Married At First Sight revealed: Divorce, dismay and 'death threats …

It's the latest foreign reality show to make its way to the UK but for couples on the original Married At First Sight, it's been a nightmare. The hit ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

Defending Champions Shocked! Night of dismay for Top clubs in …

Night of dismay for Top clubs in Federation Cup R32. Defending Champions Shocked! Night of dismay for Top clubs in Federation Cup R32. «FootballliveNG, Jul 15»

Boukari dismay as Lee Evans set for loan « Express & Star

Boukari dismay as Lee Evans set for loan. Lee Evans is being lined up for a loan move away from Wolves – as boss Kenny Jackett expressed ... «expressandstar.com, Jul 15»

Residents' dismay at loss of historic pub

The Royal Oak pub, formerly Jacobs Post on the Haywards heath to Ditchling road NEAR WIVELSFIELD on the B2112. Pics Steve Robards. «Sussex Express, Jul 15»

Panhandle cities react to Amarillo City Council dismay : News …

Panhandle cities react to Amarillo City Council dismay. by Steven Graves. Posted: 07.07.2015 at 11:35 PM. Steven Graves. Steven Graves joined the ABC7 ... «ConnectAmarillo.com powered by KVII, Jul 15»

Muted Dismay in Asian Markets After Greek Vote

HONG KONG — Asian stock markets dropped on Monday but did not plunge, as investors reacted with muted dismay to the results of the Greek ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

Banking transactions: KATI shares dismay over imposition of 0.6% tax

KATI President Rashid Ahmed Siddiqui, in a statement on Monday, said the trade and business community was in a state of agony due to the ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»

Dismay Voiced by Firebrands Who Helped Put Harper in Power

Stephen Harper, Reform candidate in 1988, as wave of populist hunger for government transparency and accountability built a movement. «TheTyee.ca, Jul 15»

Markets register dismay as investors fear Greece fallout

TOKYO -- Greece's foray into the unknown with its rejection of terms set by its international creditors is jolting markets as investors react to ... «CTV News, Jul 15»