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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.

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.


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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.

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.

DIS-MAY', n. [Sp. desmayo; Port. desmaio, a swoon or fainting fit.]

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 other's countenance read his own dismay. – Milton.


DIS-MAY', v.t. [Sp. desmayar; Port. desmaiar; probably formed by des and the Teutonic magan, to be strong or able. The sense then is to deprive of strength. Sp. desmayarse, to faint; It. smagarsi, to despond.]

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 good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed. – Josh. i.


Dis*may"
  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 take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.

    [Obs.] Shak.
  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Condition fitted to dismay; ruin.

    Spenser.

    Syn. -- Dejection; discouragement; depression; fear; fright; terror; apprehension; alarm; affright.

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Dismay

DISMAY, verb transitive 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, noun 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

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