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dismay
English
Etymology
From Middle English dismayen, from Anglo-Norman *desmaiier, alteration of Old French esmaier (“to frighten”), probably from Vulgar Latin *exmagare (“to deprive (someone) of strength, to disable”), from ex- + *magare (“to enable, empower”), from Proto-Germanic *magin?, *magan? (“might, power”), from Proto-Indo-European *meg?- (“to be able”). Akin to Old High German magan, megin (“power, might, main”), Old English mæ?en (“might, main”), Old High German magan, mugan (“to be powerful, able”), Old English magan (“to be able”). Cognate with Portuguese desmaiar (“to faint”). See also Portuguese esmagar, Spanish amagar. More at main, may.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?s?me?/
- Rhymes: -e?
Verb
dismay (third-person singular simple present dismays, present participle dismaying, simple past and past participle dismayed)
- To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy
- Synonyms: daunt, appall, terrify
- 1611, King James Version, Josh. i. 9
- Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed.
- What words be these? What fears do you dismay?
- To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.
- To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.
- 1592, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 1, III. iii. 1:
- Dismay not, princes, at this accident,
- 1592, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 1, III. iii. 1:
Translations
Noun
dismay (uncountable)
- A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits
- Synonym: consternation
- 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act I Scene 3
- Come on: in this there can be no dismay;
- My ships come home a month before the day.
- Condition fitted to dismay; ruin.
Translations
Anagrams
- yidams
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reverence
English
Etymology
From Old French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???v.?.??ns/, /???v.??ns/
- Hyphenation: rev?er?ence
Noun
reverence (countable and uncountable, plural reverences)
- Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.
- An act of showing respect, such as a bow.
- August 2, 1758, Oliver Goldsmith, A Letter from a Traveller
- Make twenty reverences upon receiving […] about twopence.
- August 2, 1758, Oliver Goldsmith, A Letter from a Traveller
- The state of being revered.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Seditions and Troubles
- When discords, and quarrels, and factions, are carried openly and audaciously, it is a sign the reverence of government is lost.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Seditions and Troubles
- A form of address for some members of the clergy.
- your reverence
- That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state.
Antonyms
- contempt
- blasphemy
- profanity
Derived terms
- reverent (a)
- revere (v)
- reverently (adv)
- save-reverence, sir-reverence, saving your reverence
Translations
Verb
reverence (third-person singular simple present reverences, present participle reverencing, simple past and past participle reverenced)
- (transitive) To show or feel reverence to.
- Synonyms: honour, venerate
Translations
Middle French
Noun
reverence f (usually uncountable, plural reverences)
- respect
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