dismay

dismay synonyms

alarm compare dismay and alarm
disconcert compare dismay and disconcert
unnerve compare dismay and unnerve
daunt compare dismay and daunt
disquiet compare dismay and disquiet
upset compare dismay and upset
distress compare dismay and distress
shock compare dismay and shock
scare compare dismay and scare
appall compare dismay and appall
frighten compare dismay and frighten
dispirit compare dismay and dispirit
shake compare dismay and shake
consternation compare dismay and consternation
rattle compare dismay and rattle
awe compare dismay and awe
disturb compare dismay and disturb
perturb compare dismay and perturb
horrify compare dismay and horrify
panic compare dismay and panic
fluster compare dismay and fluster
dishearten compare dismay and dishearten
discompose compare dismay and discompose
agitate compare dismay and agitate
trouble compare dismay and trouble
unsettle compare dismay and unsettle
terrify compare dismay and terrify
faze compare dismay and faze
confound compare dismay and confound
worry compare dismay and worry
discourage compare dismay and discourage
demoralize compare dismay and demoralize
cow compare dismay and cow
startle compare dismay and startle
throw compare dismay and throw
intimidate compare dismay and intimidate
deject compare dismay and deject
depress compare dismay and depress
bother compare dismay and bother
discomfit compare dismay and discomfit
ruffle compare dismay and ruffle
take aback compare dismay and take aback
terrorize compare dismay and terrorize
trepidation compare dismay and trepidation
fright compare dismay and fright
chill compare dismay and chill
bewilder compare dismay and bewilder
cast down compare dismay and cast down
petrify compare dismay and petrify
perplex compare dismay and perplex

dismay definitions

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. 

verb noun