Dismay
noundɪs'meɪ
Noun
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
Type of:FearFearfulnessFrightthe feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
Similar:DiscouragementDisheartenmentType of:Despair
Verb
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
Type of:Discouragefill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
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Similar Words
- Alarm
- Consternation
- Discouragement
- Disheartenment
- Deject
- Demoralise
- Demoralize
- Depress
- Dispirit
- Appal
- Appall
- Horrify