desmayar

Signification

1. (transitive) to cause a person to faint
2. (figuratively,intransitive) to dishearten
3. (pronominal) to faint (lose consciousness)

Coupé comme

des‧ma‧yar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/desmaˈʝaɾ/

Étymologie

Borrowed from Old French esmaier (“to perturb”), from Latin *magāre, from Frankish *magan, from Proto-Germanic *maganą. Cognate with English dismay although a false friend. Compare Portuguese desmaiar. Doublet and related to esmayao "to be hungry, famished", from esmayar.