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单词 dismayful
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dismayfuladj.

Etymology: < dismay n. + -ful suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: disˈmayful.
Full of or fraught with dismay; appalling.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > [adjective]
dauntinga1400
dismayfulc1595
huffing1602
dismaying1653
disheartening1654
disanimating1659
hectoring1664
bullying1681
bullocking1715
intimidatinga1812
browbeating1816
appalling1817
cowing1843
intimidatorya1846
dompting1912
fuck-off1962
c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme cv. 66 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 164 For cheerefull lightes dismayfull lightnings shine.
1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. xi. sig. X5 Much dismay'd with that dismayfull sight. View more context for this quotation
1628 F. Hubert Deplorable Life Edward II (unauthorized ed.) 32 In that sad dismaifull houre of dying.
1876 G. MacDonald Thomas Wingfold vi That thought of all most dismayful.

Derivatives

disˈmayfully adv. in dismay.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > fear > [adverb] > in a manner overwhelmed with fear
dismayfully1596
1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. viii. sig. T2v From which like mazed deare, dismayfully they flew. View more context for this quotation
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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