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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBestürzung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bəˈstʏʁt͡sʊŋ
"Die Nachricht löste große Bestürzung aus."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A strong feeling of surprise and disappointment, or consternation caused by something unexpected.
"To the dismay of the team, their star player was injured right before the finals."
- 1
To cause someone to feel consternation and distress.
"They were dismayed by the sudden cancellation of the cultural festival."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Anglo-Norman French word 'desmaier' or Old French 'desmayer', combining the prefix 'des-' (expressing reversal or intensive force) and 'mayer' (to trouble or disquiet, likely of Germanic origin). It entered the English language in the late 14th century, initially carrying a stronger sense of physical exhaustion or terror before settling into its modern psychological meaning of sudden disappointment and discouragement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dismay" is said worldwide
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consternation
Transliteration: kon.stɛʁ.na.sjɔ̃
"La nouvelle a provoqué une grande consternation."
Bestürzung
Transliteration: bəˈstʏʁt͡sʊŋ
"Die Nachricht löste große Bestürzung aus."
sgomento
Transliteration: zɡoˈmɛnto
"La notizia ha causato grande sgomento."
consternación
Transliteration: kons.teɾ.naˈsjon
"La noticia causó gran consternación entre los ciudadanos."
consternação
Transliteration: kõs.teʁ.naˈsɐ̃w
"A notícia gerou grande consternação."
निराशा
Transliteration: nirāśā
"उसकी असफलता ने सभी को निराशा में डाल दिया।"
沮丧
Transliteration: jǔsàng
"这则消息令大家感到十分沮丧。"
실망
Transliteration: silmang
"그 소식은 우리에게 큰 실망을 주었다."
落胆
Transliteration: rakutan
"彼の突然の辞任は周囲に大きな落胆を与えた。"
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