DISMAY


Meaning of DISMAY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪsˈmeɪ ]

v. & n. --v.tr. fill with consternation or anxiety; discourage or depress; reduce to despair. --n. 1 consternation or anxiety. 2 depression or despair. [ME f. OF desmaiier (unrecorded) ult. f. a Gmc root = deprive of power (as DIS-, MAY)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.