dismayed

  • 101ǽmód — adj dismayed, disheartened; out of mind, mad, dismayed, discouraged …

    Old to modern English dictionary

  • 102aghast — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. awestruck, agape. See fear, wonder. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. horrified, alarmed, appalled, dismayed; see afraid 2 , bewildered , shocked . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. terrified, horrified,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 103Alaric — (c. 370 410)    Great Visigothic king and warrior whose sack of the ancient capital city of Rome in 410, following the assassination of his rival Stilicho, profoundly shocked and dismayed the people of the Roman Empire, a shock from which the… …

    Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe

  • 104SUN — (Heb., שֶׁמֶשׁ; poetical form חַמָּה; Isa. 24:23; 30:26; Song 6:10, et al.). A deity for Israel s neighbors, the sun is for Israel the greater light to rule the day , created on the fourth day of creation (Gen. 1:16). In Joseph s dream, the sun… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 105UNITED STATES LITERATURE — The Influence of the Bible and Hebrew Culture The Jewish influence on American literary expression predated the actual arrival of Jews in the United States in 1654, for the Puritan culture of New England was marked from the outset by a deep… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 106ZODIAC — ZODIAC, in astrology, an imaginary zone in the heavens within which lie the paths of the sun , the moon , and the planets. The zodiac is divided into 12 signs which are mostly symbolically represented by animals (Gr. Ζώδιον, a little animal ).… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 107fun and games — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. A party or other entertaining event. 2. Something trivially easy. 3. Petting, or sexual intercourse. 4. (Ironically) An extraordinary difficult task. * /How was your math exam? (With a dismayed expression): Yeah, it… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 108fun and games — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. A party or other entertaining event. 2. Something trivially easy. 3. Petting, or sexual intercourse. 4. (Ironically) An extraordinary difficult task. * /How was your math exam? (With a dismayed expression): Yeah, it… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 109Appall — Ap*pall , v. i. 1. To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged. [Obs.] Gower. [1913 Webster] 2. To lose flavor or become stale. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 110appalled — adj. 1. struck with fear, dread, or consternation. Syn: aghast(predicate), dismayed, shocked. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English