dismay vs embarrass

dismay

verb
  • To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet. 

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

  • 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. 

embarrass

verb
  • to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash. 

  • To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct. 

  • To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands. 

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