amaze vs dismay

amaze

verb
  • To fill (someone) with surprise and wonder; to astonish, to astound, to surprise. 

dismay

verb
  • To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay. 

  • To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet. 

  • To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy 

noun
  • 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 

  • Condition fitted to dismay; ruin. 

How often have the words amaze and dismay occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )