dismay – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of dismay

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to dismay
Participle: dismayed
Gerund: dismaying

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Idismay
youdismay
he;she;itdismays
wedismay
youdismay
theydismay

Perfect

Ihave dismayed
youhave dismayed
he;she;ithas dismayed
wehave dismayed
youhave dismayed
theyhave dismayed

Past

Idismayed
youdismayed
he;she;itdismayed
wedismayed
youdismayed
theydismayed

Pluperfect

Ihad dismayed
youhad dismayed
he;she;ithad dismayed
wehad dismayed
youhad dismayed
theyhad dismayed

Future

Iwill dismay
youwill dismay
he;she;itwill dismay
wewill dismay
youwill dismay
theywill dismay

Future Perfect

Iwill have dismayed
youwill have dismayed
he;she;itwill have dismayed
wewill have dismayed
youwill have dismayed
theywill have dismayed

Subjunctive

Present

Idismay
youdismay
he;she;itdismay
wedismay
youdismay
theydismay

Perfect

Ihave dismayed
youhave dismayed
he;she;ithave dismayed
wehave dismayed
youhave dismayed
theyhave dismayed

Imperfect

Idismayed
youdismayed
he;she;itdismayed
wedismayed
youdismayed
theydismayed

Pluperfect

Ihad dismayed
youhad dismayed
he;she;ithad dismayed
wehad dismayed
youhad dismayed
theyhad dismayed

Conditional

Present

Iwould dismay
youwould dismay
he;she;itwould dismay
wewould dismay
youwould dismay
theywould dismay

Perfect

Iwould have dismayed
youwould have dismayed
he;she;itwould have dismayed
wewould have dismayed
youwould have dismayed
theywould have dismayed

Imperative

youdismay
weLet's dismay
youdismay

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam dismaying
youare dismaying
he;she;itis dismaying
weare dismaying
youare dismaying
theyare dismaying

Perfect

Ihave been dismaying
youhave been dismaying
he;she;ithas been dismaying
wehave been dismaying
youhave been dismaying
theyhave been dismaying

Past

Iwas dismaying
youwere dismaying
he;she;itwas dismaying
wewere dismaying
youwere dismaying
theywere dismaying

Pluperfect

Ihad been dismaying
youhad been dismaying
he;she;ithad been dismaying
wehad been dismaying
youhad been dismaying
theyhad been dismaying

Future

Iwill be dismaying
youwill be dismaying
he;she;itwill be dismaying
wewill be dismaying
youwill be dismaying
theywill be dismaying

Future Perfect

Iwill have been dismaying
youwill have been dismaying
he;she;itwill have been dismaying
wewill have been dismaying
youwill have been dismaying
theywill have been dismaying

Conditional

Present

Iwould be dismaying
youwould be dismaying
he;she;itwould be dismaying
wewould be dismaying
youwould be dismaying
theywould be dismaying

Perfect

Iwould have been dismaying
youwould have been dismaying
he;she;itwould have been dismaying
wewould have been dismaying
youwould have been dismaying
theywould have been dismaying

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'dismay'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

To disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive of firmness and energy through fear; to daunt; to appall; to terrify.
frighten
frighten
dispirit, alarm, consternate, appall, shake, daunt, disconcert, discourage

Antonyms

frighten
embolden, encourage, hearten, comfort

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1297, from O.Fr. *desmaier, from L. de- intensive prefix + O.Fr. esmaier "to trouble, disturb," from V.L. *exmagare "divest of power or ability," from P.Gmc. stem *mag- "power, ability" (cf. O.H.G. magen "to be powerful or able;" see may (v.)).
2. 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”).
3. 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”) and Spanish esmayar. See also Portuguese esmagar, Spanish amagar. More at main, may. See: Old French 'esmaier', Old High German 'magan', Old English 'magan', Portuguese 'desmaiar', Spanish 'esmayar'.

Verbs referencing "dismay"

Spanish desmayar, Portuguese esmagar.

Sample Sentences

  • Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Josh i:9:]
  • What words be these? What fears do you dismay? [1600, [Torquato Tasso], “(please specify |book=1 to 20)”, in Edward Fairefax [i.e., Edward Fairfax], transl., Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. […], London: […] Ar[nold] Hatfield, for I[saac] Iaggard and M[atthew] Lownes, →OCLC:]
  • Do not dismay yourself for this. [1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 40:]
  • Dismay not, princes, at this accident, [1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii], line 1:]