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单词 dismaying
释义

dismayingn.

Etymology: < dismay v.1 + -ing suffix1.
Obsolete.
The action of dismay v.1; daunting; dismay.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > fear > dismay > [noun]
dismaying13..
discomfortc1405
discourage1434
discouraging1436
discomforting1437
qualm?1531
faintingc1540
quailing1542
discouragement1548
dismayedness1571
dismay1590
disencouragement1598
dismayment1600
exanimation1604
disheartenednessa1680
astonishing1820
disheartenment1876
the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > [noun] > a cause of dismay
dismay1595
astonishment1611
dismaying1611
13.. K. Alis. 2801 Men myghte ther y-seo hondis wrynge..Sway, and gret dismayng.
1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (xlvi. 3) There is no cause of dismaying in ye faythfull.
1611 Bible (King James) Jer. xlviii. 39 So shall Moab be a derision, and a dismaying to all them about him. View more context for this quotation
1666 S. Pepys Diary 4 July (1972) VII. 195 It was pure dismaying and fear that made them all run upon the Galloper.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

dismayingadj.

Etymology: -ing suffix2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: disˈmaying.
That dismays.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > [adjective]
dauntinga1400
dismayfulc1595
huffing1602
dismaying1653
disheartening1654
disanimating1659
hectoring1664
bullying1681
bullocking1715
intimidatinga1812
browbeating1816
appalling1817
cowing1843
intimidatorya1846
dompting1912
fuck-off1962
1653 T. Gataker Vindic. Annot. Jer. 10.2 96 They fil mens heds with dismaying fears.
1816 W. Scott Black Dwarf ii, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. I. 40 They presented themselves with a readiness which he felt to be somewhat dismaying.
1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna ii. xix. 41 To tread life's dismaying wilderness Without one smile to cheer.

Derivatives

disˈmayingly adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > [adverb]
dismayingly1731
dishearteningly1742
dauntingly1788
hectoringly1913
1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 5) Dismayingly, dishearteningly.
1911 M. Findlater & J. Findlater Penny Monypenny iii. iv. 316 It was now dismayingly hot.
1926 Chambers's Jrnl. 337/2 She would have found it dismayingly difficult to conduct the most juvenile class.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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