dismay

English

/dɪsˈmeɪ/

verb
Definitions
  • To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy
  • To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.
  • To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English dismayen borrowed from *desmaiier derived from Old French esmaier (perturb, frighten) derived from Latin *exmagare derived from Proto-Germanic *maginą (power, might, strength) derived from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (be able, capable, help, be able to, power, sorcerer).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*megʰ-

Gloss

be able, capable, help, be able to, power, sorcerer

Concept
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Ontological Category

Action/Process

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