| slovo | definícia |
dismay
(mass) | dismay
- hrôza |
dismay
(encz) | dismay,hrůza n: Zdeněk Brož |
dismay
(encz) | dismay,polekat v: Zdeněk Brož |
dismay
(encz) | dismay,vyděsit v: Zdeněk Brož |
dismay
(encz) | dismay,vystrašit v: Zdeněk Brož |
dismay
(encz) | dismay,zděšení n: Zdeněk Brož |
Dismay
(gcide) | Dismay \Dis*may"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dismayed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Dismaying.] [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.
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Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed. --Josh. i.
9.
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What words be these? What fears do you dismay?
--Fairfax.
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2. To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet. [Obs.]
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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.
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So flies a herd of beeves, that hear, dismayed,
The lions roaring through the midnight shade.
--Pope.
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Jove got such heroes as my sire, whose soul
No fear could daunt, nor earth nor hell control.
--Pope.
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Now the last ruin the whole host appalls;
Now Greece has trembled in her wooden walls.
--Pope.
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Dismay
(gcide) | Dismay \Dis*may"\, v. i.
To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay. [Obs.]
--Shak.
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Dismay
(gcide) | Dismay \Dis*may"\, n. [Cf. OF. esmai, F. ['e]moi. See Dismay,
v. t.]
1. Loss of courage and firmness through fear; overwhelming
and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits;
consternation.
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I . . . can not think of such a battle without
dismay. --Macaulay.
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Thou with a tiger spring dost leap upon thy prey,
And tear his helpless breast, o'erwhelmed with wild
dismay. --Mrs.
Barbauld.
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2. Condition fitted to dismay; ruin. --Spenser.
Syn: Dejection; discouragement; depression; fear; fright;
terror; apprehension; alarm; affright.
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dismay
(wn) | dismay
n 1: the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles [syn:
discouragement, disheartenment, dismay]
2: fear resulting from the awareness of danger [syn: alarm,
dismay, consternation]
v 1: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news
depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health
demoralizes her" [syn: depress, deject, cast down,
get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize,
demoralise] [ant: elate, intoxicate, lift up, {pick
up}, uplift]
2: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly
surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for
my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
[syn: dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
dismay
(mass) | dismay
- hrôza |
dismay
(encz) | dismay,hrůza n: Zdeněk Broždismay,polekat v: Zdeněk Broždismay,vyděsit v: Zdeněk Broždismay,vystrašit v: Zdeněk Broždismay,zděšení n: Zdeněk Brož |
dismayed
(encz) | dismayed,vyděšený Jaroslav Šedivýdismayed,zdrcený Jaroslav Šedivý |
dismaying
(encz) | dismaying, adj: |
to my dismay
(encz) | to my dismay,k mému zděšení [fráz.] Pino |
undismayed
(encz) | undismayed, |
Dismayed
(gcide) | Dismay \Dis*may"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dismayed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Dismaying.] [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.
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Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed. --Josh. i.
9.
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What words be these? What fears do you dismay?
--Fairfax.
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2. To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet. [Obs.]
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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.
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So flies a herd of beeves, that hear, dismayed,
The lions roaring through the midnight shade.
--Pope.
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Jove got such heroes as my sire, whose soul
No fear could daunt, nor earth nor hell control.
--Pope.
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Now the last ruin the whole host appalls;
Now Greece has trembled in her wooden walls.
--Pope.
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Dismayedness
(gcide) | Dismayedness \Dis*may"ed*ness\, n.
A state of being dismayed; dejection of courage;
dispiritedness.
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Dismayful
(gcide) | Dismayful \Dis*may"ful\, a.
Terrifying. --Spenser.
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Dismaying
(gcide) | Dismay \Dis*may"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dismayed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Dismaying.] [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.
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Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed. --Josh. i.
9.
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What words be these? What fears do you dismay?
--Fairfax.
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2. To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet. [Obs.]
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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.
[1913 Webster]
So flies a herd of beeves, that hear, dismayed,
The lions roaring through the midnight shade.
--Pope.
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Jove got such heroes as my sire, whose soul
No fear could daunt, nor earth nor hell control.
--Pope.
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Now the last ruin the whole host appalls;
Now Greece has trembled in her wooden walls.
--Pope.
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Undismayed
(gcide) | Undismayed \Undismayed\
See dismayed. |
dismay
(wn) | dismay
n 1: the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles [syn:
discouragement, disheartenment, dismay]
2: fear resulting from the awareness of danger [syn: alarm,
dismay, consternation]
v 1: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news
depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health
demoralizes her" [syn: depress, deject, cast down,
get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize,
demoralise] [ant: elate, intoxicate, lift up, {pick
up}, uplift]
2: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly
surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for
my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
[syn: dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify] |
dismayed
(wn) | dismayed
adj 1: struck with fear, dread, or consternation [syn:
aghast(p), appalled, dismayed, shocked] |
dismaying
(wn) | dismaying
adj 1: causing consternation; "appalling conditions" [syn:
appalling, dismaying] |
undismayed
(wn) | undismayed
adj 1: unshaken in purpose; "wholly undismayed by the commercial
failure of the three movies he had made" [syn:
undaunted, undismayed, unshaken] |
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