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dismaynoun the emotion felt when one's expectations are not metfilled with dismay at not making the finals disappointment, dissatisfaction, frustration, letdown crestfallenness, discontent, discontentedness, discontentment, disgruntlement, displeasuredisenchantment, disillusionmentblues, dejectedness, dejection, depression, desolateness, desolation, despondency, disconsolateness, distress, doldrums, dolefulness, dolor, downheartedness, dreariness, dumps, gloom, gloominess, joylessness, melancholy, mopes, oppression, sadness, sorrow, unhappinesschagrin, discomfiture content, contentedness, contentment, gratification, satisfaction fulfillment(or fulfilment)bliss, felicity, gladness, happiness, joy the state of being discouragedin my dismay I failed to realize that there would be other chances demoralization, despair, despondency, discouragement, disheartenment, dispiritedness blues, dejection, depression, dumps, gloom, melancholy, mopesdefeatism, pessimism, resignation encouragement optimism, sanguinity to lessen the courage or confidence ofthe imposing climb up the mountain dismayed us even before we got started chill, daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, frustrate, unman, unnerve browbeat, bully, cow, intimidatedepress, sadden, weighafflict, trydamp, dampen, deadendistress, troublebother, irk, vex, worrydebilitate, enfeeble, undermine, weakenfrighten, horrify, scare throw cold water on embolden, encourage, hearten, nerve, steel buoy (up), cheer, gladdenanimate, enliven, invigorateenforce, fortify, reinforce(also reenforce), strengthenassure, reassureboost, energize, excite, galvanize, inspire, lift, provoke, quicken, rally, stimulate, stir to trouble the mind of; to make uneasyparents who became increasingly dismayed by their son's foundering marriage agitate, ail, alarm(also alarum), bother, concern, derail, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distemper, distract, distress, disturb, exercise, flurry, frazzle, freak (out), fuss, hagride, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, weird out, worry aggravate, anger, annoy, bug, chafe, chivy(or chivvy), exasperate, fret, gall, get, grate, harass, harry, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put off, put out, rile, vexbedevil, haunt, plagueabash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, jar, mortify, nonplus, rattle, shake updaunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, unnerve calm, compose, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize(also tranquillize) allay, alleviate, assuageappease, conciliate, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate v.dismay, appall, horrify, daunt mean to unnerve or deter by arousing fear, apprehension, or aversion.dismay implies that one is disconcerted and at a loss as to how to deal with something.dismayed at the size of the job appall implies that one is faced with that which perturbs, confounds, or shocks.I am appalled by your behavior horrify stresses a reaction of horror or revulsion.was horrified by such wanton cruelty daunt suggests a cowing, disheartening, or frightening in a venture requiring courage.a cliff that would daunt the most intrepid climber in the 13th century |