Dismay

/dɪsˈmeɪ/

Synonyms for "dismay" (149 found)

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Closest matches (30)

Noun(7 words)

alarm consternation appall bumming chagrin chagrining chagrinning

abashabject fearaffright agitate agitation alarm anxiety appall apprehension astound awe bewilderblue funkbother care

Verb(8 words)

alarm appal appall appalled appalls bummedcast downchagrined

Strong matches (45)

Noun(11 words)

chagrins daunt despair despondency deter disappointment discourage discouragement dishearten disheartenment distress

cold feetconfound confuse consternation cow cowardice daunt desolate discomfit discomfort discompose disconcert discourage dishearten disquiet dissatisfaction distress disturb dread

Verb(12 words)

deject demoralise demoralize demoralizes depress despairs despond disappoint disgruntles disheartens dispirit dispirits

Adjective(3 words)

depressed disappointed disheartened

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Adjective(2 words)

dreaded saddening

dumbfound embarrass faze fear flummox flurry fluster fright frighten funk grieve horrification horrify horror intimidate lament moider mourn mystify nonplus

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pain panicpanic fearparalyze perplex perturb petrify phobia potherput offput outpuzzle rattle scare shake shock sorrow stampede startle surprisetake abackterrify terror throw trepidation unhingeunholy dreadunnerve unsettle upset

Verb(8 words)

embarrasses fazingget downhorrify saddens unman unmans unnerved

Noun(14 words)

frown gloom grimace intimidate letdown letdowns look misfortune setback sign source spook trigger unsettle

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More general

17 entries

affective stateaffright despair discourageemotional stateevent expressionfacial expressionfear fearfulness fright frighten gesture occurrence scare

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More specific

7 entries

alarmbad newsfrown grimace misfortune panic setback

Collocations

10 entries

deep dismaydismay atexpress dismaygreat dismayin dismayprofound dismaypublic dismaystate of dismaysudden dismaywidespread dismay

Inflections

3 entries

dismayed dismaying dismays

Derivations

5 entries

dismayed dismayfulness dismaying dismayingly dismays

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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To my dismay, my wallet was gone.

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One morning at breakfast we children were informed to our utter dismay that we could no longer be permitted to run absolutely wild.

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To my dismay, he was caught cheating in the examination.

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To my dismay, I found I had lost my money.

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