dismay vs trouble

dismay

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

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

  • To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet. 

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. 

trouble

verb
  • To mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed. 

  • In weaker sense: to bother or inconvenience. 

  • To worry; to be anxious. 

  • To take pains to do something. 

noun
  • A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation. 

  • A fault or interruption in a stratum. 

  • A malfunction. 

  • A violent occurrence or event. 

  • Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required. 

  • Liability to punishment; conflict with authority. 

  • Wife. Clipping of trouble and strife. 

  • A distressing or dangerous situation. 

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