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dismay

/dɪsˈmeɪ/

noun

Meaning

  • A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits

    "He looked in dismay at the destruction of the town caused by the hurricane."

  • Condition fitted to dismay; ruin.

Synonyms

consternation

verb

Meaning

  • To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy

  • To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.

  • To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.

Synonyms

appall,
daunt,
terrify