Home › Words › F › formayformayformay means to dismay.EtymologyFrom for- + may. Compare amay, dismay.verbTo dismay.e.g.“He went into Burgoyne all formayed.” — 1470, Harding, Chron.:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.amay 75% match — to dismay; confound; be dismayed vs formay →dismayfully 68% match — In dismay. vs formay →dismay 66% match — To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy. vs formay →dismaying 65% match — Disheartening; daunting. vs formay →dismayed 64% match — Having the emotion of dismay. vs formay →dismayer 64% match — One who dismays. vs formay →consternate 64% match — To cause consternation in; to dismay. vs formay →affear 64% match — To frighten, to scare; to terrify. vs formay →