Defenition of the word dismay

• Defenition of the word dismay

  • To convince not to try or do.
  • Loss of hope.
  • fear resulting from the awareness of danger
  • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
  • the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
  • fill with apprehension or alarm
  • 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"
  • lower someone''s spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child''s health demoralizes her"
  • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
  • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

Synonyms for the word dismay

• • alarm
  • appal
  • appall
  • apprehension
  • cast down
  • consternation
  • deject
  • demoralize
  • depress
  • depression
  • disappoint
  • disappointment
  • disconcert
  • discouragement
  • disheartenment
  • dispirit
  • get down
  • horrify
  • panic
  • perturb
  • sadden
  • sadness
  • shock

Similar words in the dismay

• • dismay
  • dismayed
  • dismaying
  • dismays

Hyponyms for the word dismay

• • chill
  • intimidation
  • shock

Hypernyms for the word dismay

• • affright
  • despair
  • discourage
  • fear
  • fearfulness
  • fright
  • frighten
  • scare

Antonyms for the word dismay

• • elate
  • intoxicate
  • lift up
  • pick up
  • uplift

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