dismayed
dismayed is the simple past and past participle of dismay.
Meaning of dismay
Verb
dismay (third-person singular simple present dismays, present participle dismaying, simple past and past participle dismayed)
- To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy.
- Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Josh i:9
- To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.
- Do not dismay yourself for this.1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 40
- To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.
- Dismay not, princes, at this accident,1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
Adjective
dismayed (comparative more dismayed, superlative most dismayed)
- Having the emotion of dismay.
- He was dismayed to find his car had gone.
Forms of dismayed
| comparative | more dismayed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most dismayed |
Words formed from dismayed
Questions about dismayed
- What does dismayed mean?
- Dismayed means having the emotion of dismay.
- What is dismayed the simple past and past participle of?
- Dismayed is the simple past and past participle of dismay.
- What part of speech is dismayed?
- Dismayed is an adjective.
Words near dismayed in the dictionary
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