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单词 dismayed
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dismayedadj.

/dɪsˈmeɪd/
Forms: Also Middle English desmaid, 1500s dismade, 1500s–1700s dismai(e)d.
Etymology: < dismay v.1 + -ed suffix1.
Overwhelmed with fear, etc.; appalled.
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the mind > emotion > fear > dismay > [adjective]
fordrevedc1175
astoniedc1386
comfortless1387
bashedc1440
bluea1450
matedc1450
quailing?a1475
dismayeda1535
bashful1552
daunted1587
excordiate1594
appalled1609
craveneda1644
astonisheda1649
consternated1667
disheartened1720
intimidated1727
coweda1745
consterned1839
unhopeful1850
a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 43/1 The Quene..satte alone alowe..all desolate and dismayde.
1561 J. Hollybush tr. H. Brunschwig Most Excellent Homish Apothecarye f. 22 Then is he holye dismade and heavy.
1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia v. 196 Newes was brought the Gouernor by a dismaied Messenger.
1743 J. Davidson tr. Virgil Æneid viii. 238 Then first our men beheld Cacus dismaid.
1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 218 His ardent and unconquerable spirit..soon roused the courage of his dismayed countrymen.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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