dismay vs perturbation

dismay

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. 

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 

perturbation

noun
  • Agitation; the state of being perturbed 

  • Variation in an orbit due to the influence of external bodies 

  • A small change in a physical system, or more broadly any definable system (such as a biological or economic system) 

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