dismay vs pleasure

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 

pleasure

noun
  • A state of being pleased or contented; gratification. 

  • A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment. 

  • One's preference. 

  • The will or desire of someone or some agency in power. 

verb
  • To give or afford pleasure to. 

  • To give sexual pleasure to. 

intj
  • pleased to meet you, "It's my pleasure" 

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