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Look up: dismay

  1. dismay
    [v] - fill with apprehension or alarm
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Dismay
    Dis·may' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Dismayed ; present participle & verbal noun Dismaying .] [ Middle English desmaien , dismaien , Old French esmaier...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/87

  3. Dismay
    Dis·may' intransitive verb To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay. [ Obsolete] Shak.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/87

  4. Dismay
    Dis·may' noun [ Confer Old French esmai , French émoi . See Dismay , transitive verb ] 1. Loss of courage and firmness through fear; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits; cons...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/87

  5. dismay
    1. To disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive or firmness and energy through fear; to daunt; to appall; to terrify. 'Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed.' (Josh. I. 9) 'What words be these? What fears do you dismay?' (Fairfax) ... 2. To render lifele...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. dismay
    alarm verb fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; `I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview`; `The news of the executions horrified us`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. Dismay
    • (v. t.) Condition fitted to dismay; ruin. • (v. i.) To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet. • (v. t.) Loss of courage and firmness through fear; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits; consternation. • (v. i.) To take dismay or fright; to be filled with...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. dismay
    • the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
    • fear resulting from the awareness of danger

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12 February 2012

This day in history:
/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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