To my dismay, my wallet was gone.
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Dismay
//dɪsˈmeɪ//
Synonyms for "dismay" (111 found)
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Related words (55)
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9 entriesSynonyms
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
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1 entriesrelated to
7 entriesTranslations
92 translations across 19 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- смут noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- страх noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- ужасявам verb (to disable with alarm or apprehensions)
- уплашвам verb (to disable with alarm or apprehensions)
Czech
4 entries- hrůza noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- ochromení noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- poděšení noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- strach noun (a sudden loss of courage)
Dutch
4 entries- teleurstelling noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- angstig zijn verb (to take dismay or fright)
- laten besterven verb (to render lifeless)
- met wanhoop vervullen verb (to disable with alarm or apprehensions)
Finnish
4 entries- tyrmistys noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- lannistaa verb (to render lifeless)
- tyrmistyttää verb (to disable with alarm or apprehensions)
- tyrmistyä verb (to take dismay or fright)
French
4 entries- consternation noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- désarroi noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- affliger verb (to disable with alarm or apprehensions)
- avoir peur verb (to take dismay or fright)
German
2 entries- Furcht noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- Ohnmacht noun (a sudden loss of courage)
Hungarian
4 entries- döbbenet noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- elképedés noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- megdöbbenés noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- megrökönyödés noun (a sudden loss of courage)
Irish
2 entries- anbhá noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- anfais noun (a sudden loss of courage)
Italian
4 entries- costernazione noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- sbigottimento noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- smarrimento noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- abbattere verb (to disable with alarm or apprehensions)
Japanese
1 entries- 狼狽 noun (a sudden loss of courage)
Korean
4 entries- 경악 noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- 놀람 noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- 실망 noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- 경악하다 verb (to disable with alarm or apprehensions)
Māori
2 entries- pororaru noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- pororaru verb (to disable with alarm or apprehensions)
Polish
1 entries- przerażenie noun (a sudden loss of courage)
Portuguese
2 entries- espanto noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- assombrar verb (to disable with alarm or apprehensions)
Romanian
2 entries- desperare noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- spaimă noun (a sudden loss of courage)
Russian
4 entries- испу́г noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- страх noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- уны́ние noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- встрево́жить verb (to disable with alarm or apprehensions)
Slovak
4 entries- ohromenie noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- zhrozenie noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- údes noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- ohromiť verb (to disable with alarm or apprehensions)
Spanish
3 entries- consternación noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- espanto noun (a sudden loss of courage)
- estupefacción noun (a sudden loss of courage)
Turkish
1 entries- ödünü koparmak verb (to disable with alarm or apprehensions)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
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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