Definition
Full of dismay; causing or filled with disappointment and loss of courage.
Etymology
From 'dismay' plus the suffix '-ful' (from Old English, meaning 'full of'). This archaic formation follows the same pattern as 'careful' or 'fearful'.
Kelly Says
Old English loved creating adjectives with '-ful', and 'dismayful' appears in historical texts, but modern speakers prefer 'dismaying' or 'dismayed'. It's a word that lost the competition for expressiveness—the language evolved away from it.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አርበኞች
ar-be-nyo-ch
CACatalà
descoratjat
des-ko-ra-t-jat
CSČeština
rozrušený
ro-z-ru-she-ny
DADansk
fortvivlet
fort-vee-vlet
DEDeutsch
enttäuscht
ent-tchoosht
ELΕλληνικά
καταβεβλημένος
kata-ve-vleme-nos
ESEspañol
desalentado
des-al-en-tah-doh
FISuomi
masentunut
ma-sen-nu-nut
FRFrançais
découragé
deh-koh-rah-zhay
HUMagyar
elkeseredve
el-ke-se-red-ve
IDBahasa Indonesia
sedih
se-dih
ITItaliano
sconfortato
skon-for-tah-toh
KKKK
көңілсіз
ko-ng-i-l-siz
KMKM
បរិសុទ្ធ
ba-ri-su-th
MSBahasa Melayu
sedih
se-dih
MYမြန်မာ
ကျ Tropfen
kyat-tro-pen
NLNederlands
bedrukt
be-drukt
NONorsk
fortvilet
fort-vee-let
PLPolski
rozczarowany
ro-zcha-ra-voh-ny
PTPortuguês
desanimado
des-an-ee-mah-doh
RORomână
deprimat
de-pri-mat
SVSvenska
nedslagen
neds-lah-gen
SWKiswahili
huzuni
hu-zu-ni
TAதமிழ்
குழப்பம்
ku-zha-pam
TLTL
malungkot
ma-lung-kot
TRTürkçe
moral bozuk
mor-al bo-zuk
UKУкраїнська
розчарований
roz-cha-ro-va-nyy
VITiếng Việt
buồn chán
boo-on chan
ZUZU
uhlangana
uhl-an-ga-na