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dismay

/ dismay /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
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"
Type of:
frighten fright scare
Kinds of:
shock
Derived:
horror alarmist alarm consternation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
noun Sense 2
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
Type of:
fear fearfulness fright
Derived:
alarm appal appall horrify alert
noun Sense 3
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
Type of:
despair
Kinds of:
intimidation
Derived:
depress deject cast down get down dispirit
verb Sense 4
lower someone''s spirits; make downhearted
"These news depressed her"
"The bad state of her child''s health demoralizes her"
Opposites:
elate lift up uplift pick up intoxicate
Type of:
discourage
Kinds of:
chill
Derived:
demoralization demoralisation discouragement disheartenment dejection
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
54%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
35
Times Searched
3
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frighten fright scare shock fear fearfulness despair intimidation discourage chill elate lift up