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desmayar

  • [d̪esmaˈʝaɾ] no sheísta
  • [d̪esmaˈʃaɾ] sheísta
  • [d̪esmaˈʒaɾ] zheísta

Rhymes with aɾ

Where it comes from

Del francés antiguo esmaier ('asustar, inquietar'), del latín vulgar *exmagāre ('privar de poder'), del protogermánico *maginą ('poder').

verb haber desmayado · desmayando · habiendo desmayado · desmayado · desmayo · desmayas

  1. plural Causar desmayo.

verb haber desmayado · desmayando · habiendo desmayado · desmayado · desmayo · desmayas

  1. figurative Perder el valor, desfallecer de ánimo, acobardarse.

    Similar: abandonarse, atemorizarse, atormentarse

  2. Ecuador Desvaírse.

In English

  • faint to lose consciousness

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"desmayar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/desmayar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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desmayar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/desmayar

Chicago

"desmayar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/desmayar.

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@misc{desmayar_2026,
  title = {desmayar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/desmayar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}