Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of dismay
adjectivedismayed (comparative more dismayed, superlative most dismayed)
comparative more dismayed · superlative most dismayed
- Having the emotion of dismay.
He was dismayed to find his car had gone.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch teleurgesteld
- teleurgesteldhaving the emotion of dismay
Esperanto konsternita
- konsternitahaving the emotion of dismay
French consterné
- consternéhaving the emotion of dismay
Irish anfaiseach
- anfaiseachhaving the emotion of dismay
Italian costernato, sbigottito
- costernatohaving the emotion of dismay
- sbigottitohaving the emotion of dismay
- sgomentohaving the emotion of dismay
- spauritohaving the emotion of dismay
Latin dēiectus, exanimis
- dēiectushaving the emotion of dismay
- exanimishaving the emotion of dismay
Spanish compungido
- compungidohaving the emotion of dismay
Cite this entry
APA
dismayed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismayed
MLA
“dismayed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismayed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dismayed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismayed.
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