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[Verb] | "dis*may" | \ dis-ˈmā \
1: to cause to lose courage or resolution (as because of alarm or fear)
2: upset, perturb
Origin: 13th century ;
Middle English, from Anglo-French desmaier, from des- dis- + -maier, from Vulgar Latin *-magare, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German magan to be able {mat|may:1|};
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[Noun] | "dismay"
1: sudden loss of courage or resolution from alarm or fear
2: sudden disappointment
3: perturbation
Origin: 14th century ;
See: {dismay:1 };
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[Noun] | "dismay"
1: the emotion felt when one's expectations are not met;
* e.g., " ... filled with dismay at not making the finals "
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2: the state of being discouraged;
* e.g., " ... in my dismay I failed to realize that there would be other chances "
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[Verb] | "dismay"
1: to lessen the courage or confidence of;
* e.g., " ... the imposing climb up the mountain dismayed us even before we got started "
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[ "dismay" ]
1: To break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt.
* e.g., ... To Michaels dismay his girlfriend was on her period.
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[ "Dismay" ]
1: Noun:
* e.g., ... Noun: To his dismay, his mother put him in a home.
[ "Dismay" ]
2: concern and distress caused by something unexpected.
* e.g., ... Verb: They were dismayed by the “No Right Turns” policy.
[ "Dismay" ]
3: Verb:
[ "Dismay" ]
4: cause (someone) to feel concern and distress.
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[ "dismayed" ]
1: Disappointed
* e.g., ... I stand dismayed by his dictatorial behaviour.
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[ "groundhog dismay" ]
1: Like in the movie Groundhog Day where you keep reliving the same day over and over except there isn't anything good about it and there is nothing but dismay.
* e.g., ... I'm so depressed with this groundhog dismay crap, same old bullshit over and over again and again.
# 5 - { U.S. Dismay:15715894 }
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[ "U.S. Dismay" ]
1: The State of the Union - U.S.A. - January 6, 2021.
* e.g., ... The protesters vandalized, and ransacked their own Capital buildiing shouting "USA, USA"! USA? The reaction they got was U.S. Dismay.
# 6 - { Valentine's Dismay:2854767 }
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[ "Valentine's Dismay" ]
1: to be completely dismayed at the price of Roses, chocolates and other assorted 'Valentines' day gifts
* e.g., ... I was going to get Sandy something, but when I got to the florist I got a case of 'Valentine's Dismay' How can they charge that much?
# 7 - { Pubic Dismay:3054253 }
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[ "Pubic Dismay" ]
1: The awful feeling a man experiences when he slides his hand down a young woman's panties, only to find that she shaves/waxes her pubic area. This effect only applies to a small number of American men (aprox 1-2%)who enjoy a nice full bush over the generic standard of a shorn beaver.
* e.g., ... I had the worst case of pubic dismay on Friday night when I took that pig home. Her attempts to be sexy for me were ruined when I felt her brillo pad pussy.
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