Definition
As a noun, dismay is a feeling of worry, disappointment, or shock, often when something bad happens unexpectedly. As a verb, to dismay someone is to cause them to feel this way.
Etymology
From Old French 'desmaier' meaning 'to trouble, deprive of courage', from 'des-' and 'maier' related to 'magus' meaning 'power'. It originally meant to take away someone’s strength or spirit.
Kelly Says
Dismay is like emotional whiplash: your brain slams on the brakes between 'I thought things were fine' and 'Wait, what just happened?'. It’s not just sadness; it’s surprise plus worry.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንፈስ ንጽሕ
men-fes n-tsi-h
CACatalà
desànim
de-sa-nim
CSČeština
zklamání
zk-la-ma-ni
DADansk
fortvivlelse
fort-vi-vel-se
DEDeutsch
Enttäuschung
en-täu-schung
ELΕλληνικά
πικρία
pi-kri-a
ESEspañol
desánimo
de-sa-ni-mo
FISuomi
ahdistus
ah-dis-tus
FRFrançais
déception
de-cep-tion
HIहिन्दी
निराशा
ni-ra-sha
HUMagyar
elkeseredés
el-ke-se-red-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
kekecewaan
ke-ke-ce-waan
ITItaliano
delusione
de-lu-zio-ne
JA日本語
落胆 (おちたん)
o-chi-tan
KKKK
қасіетсіздік
qa-si-et-si-z-dik
KO한국어
낙담 (nakkdam)
nak-dam
MSBahasa Melayu
kekecewaan
ke-ke-ce-waan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ကြောင်း ဖယ်
kya-u-k-kya-ng phe
NLNederlands
bedroefdheid
be-droe-f-heid
NONorsk
fortvilelse
for-tv-ile-lse
PAPA
ਅਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ
a-nish-chit
PLPolski
rozczarowanie
ro-z-cha-ra-owan-ie
PTPortuguês
desânimo
de-sa-ni-mo
RORomână
dezamăgire
de-za-ma-gire
RUРусский
огорчение
o-go-r-chen-iye
SVSvenska
förbittring
for-bit-tring
SWKiswahili
kuchungulia
ku-chun-gu-li-a
THไทย
ความผิดหวัง
kwan-muan-phee-wa-ng
TLTL
pag-aalin
pa-ga-a-lin
TRTürkçe
üzüntü
u-zu-n-tu
UKУкраїнська
розчарування
roz-cha-ru-vannya
VITiếng Việt
bất mãn
bat man
ZH中文
失望 (shīwàng)
shi-wang