amay

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verb

to dismay; confound; be dismayed

OriginMiddle English amayen ← Old French amaier →
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Meanings

verbamay (third-person singular simple present amays, present participle amaying, simple past and past participle amayed)

present singular third person amays · participle present amaying · participle past amayed · past amayed

  1. intransitiveobsoletetransitiveto dismay; confound; be dismayed

Origin

  1. Old Frenchamaier
  2. Middle Englishamayen
  3. Englishamay

Inherited from Middle English amayen, from Old French amaier, esmaier (“to dismay”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with amay

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Anagrams

mayaYamaAyamAmyaMaay
Cite this entry
APA

amay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amay

MLA

“amay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amay. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amay,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amay.

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