DISMAY
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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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Dis*may", v. i. To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay. [Obs.] Shak.
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Dis*may", n. [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.
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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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