dismay
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dis·may
(dĭs-mā') 
tr.v., -mayed, -may·ing, -mays.
A sudden or complete loss of courage in the face of trouble or danger.
tr.v., -mayed, -may·ing, -mays.
- To destroy the courage or resolution of by exciting dread or apprehension.
- To cause to lose enthusiasm; disillusion: was dismayed to learn that her favorite dancer used drugs.
- To upset or alarm.
A sudden or complete loss of courage in the face of trouble or danger.
[Middle English dismaien, from Anglo-Norman *desmaiier : probably de-, intensive pref.; see de- + Old French esmaier, to frighten (from Vulgar Latin *exmagāre, to deprive of power : Latin ex-, ex- + Germanic *magan, to be able to).]
dismayingly dis·may'ing·ly adv.SYNONYMS dismay, appall, daunt, horrify, shake. These verbs mean to deprive a person of courage or the power to act as a result of fear or anxiety. Dismay is the least specific: Plummeting stock prices dismayed speculators. Appall implies a sense of helplessness caused by an awareness of the enormity of something: "for as this appalling ocean surrounds the verdant land" (Herman Melville). Daunt suggests an abatement of courage: "captains courageous, whom death could not daunt" (Anonymous ballad). Horrify implies dread, shock, or revulsion: The citizens were horrified by the possibility of nuclear war. To shake is to dismay profoundly: "A little swift brutality shook him to the very soul" (John Galsworthy). See also synonyms at fear.
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dismay
verb
- To deprive of courage or the power to act as a result of fear, anxiety, or disgust: appall, consternate, daunt, horrify, shake, shock1. See fear/courage.
noun
- A sudden or complete loss of courage in the face of trouble or danger: consternation. See fear/courage.
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dismay
n
Definition: disappointed feeling; distress
Antonyms: assurance, confidence, encouragement, happiness
v
Definition: disappoint, fill with consternation
Antonyms: assure, encourage, make happy
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dismay
IN BRIEF: Cause to feel concern.
We were filled with dismay as we watched the water pour down the walls.
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Dismay
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skræmme, tage modet fra, gøre fortvivlet
n. - bestyrtelse, skræk, fortvivlelse
Nederlands (Dutch)
ontsteltenis, wanhoop, ontstellen, wanhopen
Français (French)
v. tr. - consterner
n. - désarroi, consternation
Deutsch (German)
v. - bestürzen, entsetzen
n. - Entsetzen, Bestürzung, Verzweiflung
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καταθορυβώ, πτοώ, αποκαρδιώνω, απογοητεύω
n. - δέος, αποθάρρυνση, μεγάλη απογοήτευση, φόβος, αγωνία, κατάπληξη
Italiano (Italian)
turbare, sgomento, costernazione
Português (Portuguese)
v. - desanimar
n. - desânimo (m)
Русский (Russian)
приводить в смятение, потрясение, отчаяние, смятение
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - consternar
n. - espanto, desesperanza, consternación
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avskräcka
n. - bestörtning
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使惊慌, 使气馁, 使沮丧, 惊慌, 气馁, 沮丧
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使驚慌, 使氣餒, 使沮喪
n. - 驚慌, 氣餒, 沮喪
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 당혹케 하다, 질리게 하다
n. - 어쩔 줄 모름, 당혹
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 狼狽, 落胆
v. - うろたえさせる, 落胆させる
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يصيب بالفزع, يرعب (الاسم) فزع, رعب
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הטיל אימה, הפחיד
n. - אימה, פחד
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