"dismay" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪsˈmeɪ/ Audio: en-us-dismay.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -eɪ 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 *maginą, *maganą (“might, power”), from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“to be able”). Akin to Old High German magan, megin (“power, might, main”), Old English mæġen (“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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dismayen}} Middle English dismayen, {{der|en|xno|*desmaiier}} Anglo-Norman *desmaiier, {{der|en|fro|esmaier||to frighten}} Old French esmaier (“to frighten”), {{der|en|VL.|*exmagare||to deprive (someone) of strength, to disable}} Vulgar Latin *exmagare (“to deprive (someone) of strength, to disable”), {{m|la|ex-}} ex-, {{m|la|*magare||to enable, empower}} *magare (“to enable, empower”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*maginą}} Proto-Germanic *maginą, {{m|gem-pro|*maganą||might, power}} *maganą (“might, power”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*megʰ-||to be able}} Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“to be able”), {{cog|goh|magan, megin||power, might, main}} Old High German magan, megin (“power, might, main”), {{cog|ang|mæġen||might, main}} Old English mæġen (“might, main”), {{cog|goh|magan}} Old High German magan, {{m|goh|mugan||to be powerful, able}} mugan (“to be powerful, able”), {{cog|ang|magan||to be able}} Old English magan (“to be able”), {{cog|pt|desmaiar||to faint}} Portuguese desmaiar (“to faint”), {{m|pt|esmagar}} esmagar, {{m|es|amagar}} amagar Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dismay (uncountable)
  1. 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 Tags: uncountable Synonyms: consternation Translations (a sudden loss of courage): страх (strah) [masculine] (Bulgarian), смут (smut) [masculine] (Bulgarian), zděšení [neuter] (Czech), úděs [masculine] (Czech), hrůza [feminine] (Czech), poděšení [neuter] (Czech), vyděšení [neuter] (Czech), strach [masculine] (Czech), ochromení [neuter] (Czech), úlek [masculine] (Czech), teleurstelling (Dutch), tyrmistys (Finnish), désarroi [masculine] (French), consternation [feminine] (French), Furcht [feminine] (German), Ohnmacht [feminine] (German), döbbenet (Hungarian), megdöbbenés (Hungarian), megrökönyödés (Hungarian), elképedés (Hungarian), anfais [feminine] (Irish), anbhá [masculine] (Irish), sbigottimento [masculine] (Italian), costernazione [feminine] (Italian), smarrimento [masculine] (Italian), 狼狽 (rōbai) (alt: ろうばい) (Japanese), 놀람 (nollam) (Korean), 경악 (gyeong'ak) (Korean), 실망 (silmang) (Korean), pororaru (Maori), przerażenie [neuter] (Polish), espanto [masculine] (Portuguese), desperare [feminine] (Romanian), spaimă [feminine] (Romanian), страх (strax) [masculine] (Russian), уны́ние (unýnije) [neuter] (Russian), испу́г (ispúg) [masculine] (Russian), ohromenie [neuter] (Slovak), údes [masculine] (Slovak), zhrozenie [neuter] (Slovak), espanto [masculine] (Spanish), estupefacción [feminine] (Spanish), consternación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-dismay-en-noun-SFQVR5CO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 21 12 15 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 23 12 17 6 Disambiguation of 'a sudden loss of courage': 96 4
  2. Condition fitted to dismay; ruin. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-dismay-en-noun-boQw~gdY

Verb [English]

IPA: /dɪsˈmeɪ/ Audio: en-us-dismay.ogg [US] Forms: dismays [present, singular, third-person], dismaying [participle, present], dismayed [participle, past], dismayed [past]
Rhymes: -eɪ 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 *maginą, *maganą (“might, power”), from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“to be able”). Akin to Old High German magan, megin (“power, might, main”), Old English mæġen (“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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dismayen}} Middle English dismayen, {{der|en|xno|*desmaiier}} Anglo-Norman *desmaiier, {{der|en|fro|esmaier||to frighten}} Old French esmaier (“to frighten”), {{der|en|VL.|*exmagare||to deprive (someone) of strength, to disable}} Vulgar Latin *exmagare (“to deprive (someone) of strength, to disable”), {{m|la|ex-}} ex-, {{m|la|*magare||to enable, empower}} *magare (“to enable, empower”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*maginą}} Proto-Germanic *maginą, {{m|gem-pro|*maganą||might, power}} *maganą (“might, power”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*megʰ-||to be able}} Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“to be able”), {{cog|goh|magan, megin||power, might, main}} Old High German magan, megin (“power, might, main”), {{cog|ang|mæġen||might, main}} Old English mæġen (“might, main”), {{cog|goh|magan}} Old High German magan, {{m|goh|mugan||to be powerful, able}} mugan (“to be powerful, able”), {{cog|ang|magan||to be able}} Old English magan (“to be able”), {{cog|pt|desmaiar||to faint}} Portuguese desmaiar (“to faint”), {{m|pt|esmagar}} esmagar, {{m|es|amagar}} amagar Head templates: {{en-verb}} dismay (third-person singular simple present dismays, present participle dismaying, simple past and past participle dismayed)
  1. To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy Categories (topical): Fear Synonyms: daunt, appall, terrify Translations (to disable with alarm or apprehensions): уплашвам (uplašvam) (Bulgarian), ужасявам (užasjavam) (Bulgarian), poděsit [perfective] (Czech), děsit [imperfective] (Czech), vyděsit [perfective] (Czech), vystrašit (Czech), strašit [imperfective] (Czech), postrašit [perfective] (Czech), ohromit [perfective] (Czech), odradit [perfective] (Czech), odstrašit [perfective] (Czech), met wanhoop vervullen (Dutch), tyrmistyttää (Finnish), affliger (French), megdöbbent (Hungarian), elképeszt (Hungarian), elborzaszt (Hungarian), megrémít (Hungarian), megrémiszt (Hungarian), megijeszt (Hungarian), abbattere (Italian), abbattersi (Italian), mortificare (Italian), mortificarsi (Italian), 놀라다 (nollada) (Korean), 경악하다 (gyeong'akhada) (Korean), pororaru (Maori), assombrar (Portuguese), ужаса́ть (užasátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), ужасну́ть (užasnútʹ) [perfective] (Russian), трево́жить (trevóžitʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), встрево́жить (vstrevóžitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), ohromiť (Slovak), ödünü koparmak [idiomatic] (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-dismay-en-verb-KkRF9tQH Disambiguation of Fear: 21 1 44 13 20 Disambiguation of 'to disable with alarm or apprehensions': 64 18 18
  2. To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet. Translations (to render lifeless): vyděsit k smrti (Czech), ochromit [perfective] (Czech), ochromovat [imperfective] (Czech), laten besterven (Dutch), lannistaa (Finnish), mortifier (French), scoraggiare (Italian), scoraggiarsi (Italian), mortificarsi (Italian)
    Sense id: en-dismay-en-verb-PILBRThf Disambiguation of 'to render lifeless': 4 94 2
  3. To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay. Translations (to take dismay or fright): zhrozit se [perfective] (Czech), zděsit se [perfective] (Czech), vyděsit se [perfective] (Czech), angstig zijn (Dutch), tyrmistyä (Finnish), avoir peur (French)
    Sense id: en-dismay-en-verb-NLrLlYWt Disambiguation of 'to take dismay or fright': 12 3 86

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "word": "vystrašit"
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "tags": [
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        },
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "tags": [
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        },
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "tags": [
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        },
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          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "odradit"
        },
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "tags": [
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "word": "met wanhoop vervullen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "word": "tyrmistyttää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "word": "affliger"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "word": "megdöbbent"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "word": "elképeszt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "word": "elborzaszt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "word": "megrémít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "word": "megrémiszt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "word": "megijeszt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "word": "abbattere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "word": "abbattersi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "word": "mortificare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "word": "mortificarsi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "nollada",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "word": "놀라다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gyeong'akhada",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "word": "경악하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "word": "pororaru"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "word": "assombrar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "užasátʹ",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "ужаса́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "užasnútʹ",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "ужасну́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "trevóžitʹ",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "трево́жить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vstrevóžitʹ",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "встрево́жить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "word": "ohromiť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 18 18",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
          "tags": [
            "idiomatic"
          ],
          "word": "ödünü koparmak"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet."
      ],
      "id": "en-dismay-en-verb-PILBRThf",
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to render lifeless",
          "word": "vyděsit k smrti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to render lifeless",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "ochromit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to render lifeless",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "ochromovat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to render lifeless",
          "word": "laten besterven"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to render lifeless",
          "word": "lannistaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
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        "To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay."
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "uplašvam",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "word": "уплашвам"
    },
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "užasjavam",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "word": "ужасявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "poděsit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "děsit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "vyděsit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "word": "vystrašit"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "strašit"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "postrašit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ohromit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "odradit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "odstrašit"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "word": "met wanhoop vervullen"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "word": "tyrmistyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "word": "affliger"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "word": "megdöbbent"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "word": "elképeszt"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "word": "elborzaszt"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "word": "megrémít"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "word": "megrémiszt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "word": "megijeszt"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "word": "abbattere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "word": "abbattersi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "word": "mortificare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "word": "mortificarsi"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "nollada",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "word": "놀라다"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
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      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "word": "경악하다"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "word": "pororaru"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "word": "assombrar"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "užasátʹ",
      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "ужаса́ть"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ужасну́ть"
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      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "трево́жить"
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      "code": "sk",
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "to disable with alarm or apprehensions",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ödünü koparmak"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "to render lifeless",
      "word": "vyděsit k smrti"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "to render lifeless",
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      "word": "ochromit"
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      "sense": "to render lifeless",
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      "word": "ochromovat"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "to render lifeless",
      "word": "laten besterven"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to render lifeless",
      "word": "lannistaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to render lifeless",
      "word": "mortifier"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to render lifeless",
      "word": "scoraggiare"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "to render lifeless",
      "word": "scoraggiarsi"
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      "sense": "to render lifeless",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "to take dismay or fright",
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      "word": "zhrozit se"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "to take dismay or fright",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "to take dismay or fright",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "to take dismay or fright",
      "word": "angstig zijn"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to take dismay or fright",
      "word": "tyrmistyä"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to take dismay or fright",
      "word": "avoir peur"
    }
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "strah",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "страх"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "smut",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "смут"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "zděšení"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "úděs"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "hrůza"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "poděšení"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "vyděšení"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "strach"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ochromení"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "úlek"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "word": "teleurstelling"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "word": "tyrmistys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "désarroi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "consternation"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Furcht"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Ohnmacht"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "word": "döbbenet"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "word": "megdöbbenés"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "word": "megrökönyödés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "word": "elképedés"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "anfais"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anbhá"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sbigottimento"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "costernazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "smarrimento"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ろうばい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "rōbai",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "word": "狼狽"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "nollam",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "word": "놀람"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gyeong'ak",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "word": "경악"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "silmang",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "word": "실망"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "word": "pororaru"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "przerażenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "espanto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "desperare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spaimă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "strax",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "страх"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "unýnije",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "уны́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ispúg",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "испу́г"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ohromenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "údes"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "zhrozenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "espanto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "estupefacción"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a sudden loss of courage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "consternación"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dismay"
}

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