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English noun: dismay | |||
| 1. | dismay (feeling) the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles | ||
| Synonyms | discouragement, disheartenment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | despair | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | intimidation | ||
| 2. | dismay (feeling) fear resulting from the awareness of danger | ||
| Synonyms | alarm, consternation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fear, fearfulness, fright | ||
| Attribute | alarming, unalarming | ||
English verb: dismay | |||
| 1. | dismay (emotion) lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | ||
| Samples | These news depressed her. The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her. | ||
| Examples | The bad news will dismay him, The performance is likely to dismay Sue | ||
| Synonyms | cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dispirit, get down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discourage | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chill | ||
| Antonyms | elate, intoxicate, uplift, lift up, pick up | ||
| 2. | dismay (emotion) fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised | ||
| Samples | I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview. The news of the executions horrified us. | ||
| Examples | The bad news will dismay him, The performance is likely to dismay Sue | ||
| Synonyms | alarm, appal, appall, horrify | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affright, fright, frighten, scare | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | shock | ||
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