dismay | | |
n. (feeling) | 1. discouragement, disheartenment, dismay | the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles. |
| ~ despair | the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well.; "they moaned in despair and dismay"; "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair" |
| ~ intimidation | the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.. |
n. (feeling) | 2. alarm, consternation, dismay | fear resulting from the awareness of danger. |
| ~ fear, fearfulness, fright | an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight). |
v. (emotion) | 3. cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down | lower someone's spirits; make downhearted.; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" |
| ~ chill | depress or discourage.; "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers" |
| ~ discourage | deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged. |
v. (emotion) | 4. alarm, appal, appall, dismay, horrify | fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised.; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" |
| ~ affright, fright, frighten, scare | cause fear in.; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" |
| ~ shock | strike with horror or terror.; "The news of the bombing shocked her" |
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