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dismay::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | alarm, consternation |
| Type of | fear, fearfulness, fright |
dismay::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | discouragement, disheartenment |
| Type of | despair |
| Has types | intimidation |
dismay::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dispirit, get down |
| Type of | discourage |
| Has types | chill |
Examples of dismay
dismay
Some Republicans at the Capitol have privately expressed dismay at his decision.
From the denverpost.com
Gutenberg didn't just invent movable type, he invented inventory, to his dismay.
From the suntimes.com
DiMarco stood on the green, watching in dismay as his deficit grew to two shots.
From the sfgate.com
Members of Congress have expressed dismay and heartbreak at the tragedy all day.
From the theatlantic.com
His teacher, to his dismay, wasn't that impressed by his 12-plus hours of labor.
From the toledoblade.com
At last, fans in Detroit might have found the best way to register their dismay.
From the jsonline.com
Sam lived in a five-foot-tall cage, a cage he loved to climb, much to my dismay.
From the kentucky.com
A nearby neighbor, Margaret Angeletti, expressed dismay at news of the accident.
From the lohud.com
He has expressed dismay about the corruption rampant in the new democratic Iraq.
From the time.com
- Depress: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
- Discouragement: the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
- Alarm: fear resulting from the awareness of danger
- 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"
- (dismayed) aghast(p): struck with fear, dread, or consternation
- (dismaying) appalling: causing consternation; "appalling conditions"
- 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; consternation; Condition fitted to dismay; ruin; To disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive of firmness ...
- (dismayed) To have the emotion of dismay
- (dismayed) [adj.] strongly disappointed and concerned
