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Showing words for DISMAYING using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Dismaying

dismaying

7 Letter Words for Dismaying

amidins, daising, diamins, digynia, dismain, dynamis, maiding, mayings, siganid

6 Letter Words for Dismaying

admins, aiding, aiming, amidin, animis, danism, daying, diamin, digamy, disman, dismay, dyings, gamins, gymsia, idiasm, isamin, maidin, mandyi, masing, maying, maysin, saimin, saiyid, saying, siding, simiad, simian

5 Letter Words for Dismaying

admin, amids, amini, amins, animi, ayins, daisy, damns, dangs, dansy, dimin, dings, dingy, disna, dying, dynam, gadis, gaids, gains, gamin, gansy, igads, ignis, imids, india, isnad, maids, maidy, maiid, mains, mandi, mands, mangi, mangs, mangy, manid, manis, mansi, midas, midgy, midis, minds, mings, mingy, minis, mynas, mysid, niais, nsaid, saimy, sandy, sayid, sdayn, sidia, sigma, signa, sigyn, simia, sinai, yadim, yagis, yangs

4 Letter Words for Dismaying

admi, agin, agni, aids, aims, ains, amid, amin, amis, ands, anim, anis, ansi, asgd, asin, ayin, dags, dain, dais, damn, dams, dang, dans, dasi, days, diag, diam, dian, dias, digs, dims, ding, dins, disa, dyas, gadi, gads, gaid, gain, gams, gamy, gays, gids, gins, gism, gyms, igad, iman, imid, indy, inga, inia, isdn, ismy, mads, magi, mags, maid, main, mand, mang, mani, mans, many, mays, mian, mias, midi, midn, mids, migs, mind, ming, mini, mins, miny, misy, mnas, myna, nagi, nags, naid, naig, nais, nams, nasi, nays, ngai, nidi, nids, nims, nisi, nyas, sadi, sagy, said, saim, sain, sami, sand, sang, siam, sian, sida, sidi, sidy, sign, sima, simi, sina, sind, sing, snag, snig, synd, yagi, yags, yams, yang, yids, yins

3 Letter Words for Dismaying

adm, ads, ady, ags, agy, aid, aim, ain, ais, ami, amy, and, ans, any, asg, ays, dag, dam, dan, das, day, dia, dig, dim, din, dis, dna, dyn, dys, gad, gam, gan, gas, gay, gds, gid, gim, gin, gis, gns, gym, gyn, ida, ids, ign, imi, ind, ing, ins, ism, isn, mad, mag, man, mas, may, mgd, mia, mid, mig, min, mis, mna, msg, mya, myg, mys, nad, nag, nam, nas, nay, nid, nig, nim, nis, nys, sad, sag, sai, sam, san, say, sgd, sig, sim, sin, sma, sny, sym, syn, yad, yag, yam, yan, yas, yds, yid, yin, yis

Definitions for Dismaying

[1] to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.
[2] to surprise in such a manner as to disillusion: She was dismayed to learn of their disloyalty.
[3] to alarm; perturb: The new law dismayed some of the more conservative politicians.
[4] sudden or complete loss of courage; utter disheartenment.
[5] sudden disillusionment.
[6] agitation of mind; perturbation; alarm.
[7] to fill with apprehension or alarm
[8] to fill with depression or discouragement
[9] consternation or agitation

Words related to Dismaying

dismayanxiety, consternation, fright, chagrin, apprehension, alarm, trepidation, dread, terror, panic, horror, disillusionment, dispirit, rattle, frighten, puzzle, unnerve, agitate, confound, shake

Words nearby Dismaying

dismaydismal, dismal science, dismal swamp, dismantle, dismast, dismay, disme, dismember, dismiss, dismissal, dismissive

Origin of Dismaying

1275–1325; Middle English desmay (noun), de(s)mayen, dismayen (v.) < presumed AF alteration, by prefix change, of Old French esmaier to trouble, frighten < Vulgar Latin *exmagāre to disable, deprive of strength, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + *magāre < Germanic *magan to be able to; see may1

Other words from Dismaying

dis·mayed·ness [dis-meyd -nis, -mey -id-] /dɪsˈmeɪd nɪs, -ˈmeɪ ɪd-/ , noun
dis·may·ing·ly , adverb
un·dis·mayed , adjective

Word origin for Dismaying

C13: from Old French desmaiier (unattested), from des- dis- 1 + esmayer to frighten, ultimately of Germanic origin; see may 1

Synonyms for Dismaying

agitate, alarm, appall, bewilder, bother, confound, daunt, disconcert, discourage, dishearten, disillusion, dispirit, disquiet, disturb, dumbfound, embarrass, faze, flummox, fluster, frighten, horrify, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, rattle, scare, shake, terrify, unnerve, upset, abash, affright, chill, discomfit, discompose, distress, paralyze, snafu, terrorize, throw, unhinge, foul up, get to, louse up, mess up, muck up, put off, screw up, take aback, throw into a tizzy