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Synonyms for dismay
dɪsˈmeɪ
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Princeton's WordNet
discouragement, disheartenment, dismay(noun)
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
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alarm, disheartenment, discouragement, consternationalarm, dismay, consternation(verb)
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
Synonyms:
warning device, alarum, warning signal, consternation, alarm clock, alarm, alert, alarm system, discouragement, disheartenmentdepress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise(verb)
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
"These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
Synonyms:
start, write down, unhorse, bring down, set about, get, begin, get off, deprave, lower, demoralise, commence, misdirect, dispirit, get down, debase, demoralize, profane, appal, swallow, horrify, alarm, subvert, vitiate, take down, set down, dismount, put down, press down, let down, cast down, debauch, appall, depress, deject, pervert, start out, light, corrupt, set outdismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify(verb)
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
"I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
Synonyms:
depress, appall, dispirit, outrage, shock, appal, alarm, deject, demoralise, horrify, offend, scandalise, get down, demoralize, cast down, scandalize, alert
English Synonyms and Antonyms
dismay
Alarm, according to its derivation all'arme, "to arms," is an arousing to meet and repel danger, and may be quite consistent with true courage. Affright and fright express sudden fear which, for the time at least, overwhelms courage. The sentinel discovers with alarm the sudden approach of the enemy; the unarmed villagers view it with affright. Apprehension, disquietude, dread, misgiving, and solicitude are in anticipation of danger; consternation, dismay, and terror are overwhelming fear, generally in the actual presence of that which is terrible, though these words also may have an anticipative force. Timidity is a quality, habit, or condition, a readiness to be affected with fear. A person of great timidity is constantly liable to needless alarm and even terror. Compare FEAR.
Synonyms:
affright, alarm, apprehension, consternation, disquietude, dread, fear, fright, misgiving, panic, solicitude, terror, timidityAntonyms:
assurance, calmness, confidence, repose, securityPreposition:
Alarm was felt in the camp, among the soldiers, at the news.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
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Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
dismay(n)
Synonyms:
consternation
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "dismay":
consternation, shock, horror, disappointment, despondency, bewilderment, distress, chagrin, discouragement, amazement
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#77 | get | |
#474 | start | |
#613 | light | |
#1104 | lower | |
#1805 | begin | |
#2450 | alert | |
#2824 | fear | |
#4148 | alarm | |
#4260 | horror | |
#4602 | shock | |
#5421 | terror | |
#8550 | panic | |
#11883 | swallow | |
#11969 | corrupt | |
#12669 | distress | |
#13901 | scare | |
#15418 | commence | |
#15535 | disappointment | |
#19676 | dread | |
#20114 | outrage | |
#23039 | offend | |
#29576 | fright | |
#30578 | apprehension | |
#32543 | profane | |
#33345 | dismay | |
#34316 | amazement | |
#34734 | pervert | |
#43167 | frighten | |
#44943 | chagrin | |
#47884 | depress | |
#51579 | subvert | |
#60338 | consternation | |
#60838 | timidity | |
#73210 | discouragement | |
#74750 | bewilderment | |
#75991 | dismount | |
#78538 | astonish | |
#100606 | terrify | |
#102610 | solicitude | |
#108546 | despondency | |
#121624 | vitiate | |
#162847 | debase | |
#163167 | demoralize | |
#172953 | daunt | |
#187910 | misgiving | |
#204791 | horrify | |
#212610 | debauch | |
#216390 | appal | |
#221913 | alarum | |
#224580 | affright | |
#232391 | misdirect | |
#290491 | appall | |
#308383 | disquietude | |
#322072 | dishearten |
How to use dismay in a sentence?
A writer draws a road map where readers walk with their love, joy, anger, tears, and dismay. Every story, every poem, has different meanings for every reader.
Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera:
It could be that the tears of joy on some opposition politicians will turn into tears of dismay by the morning.
I was just watching with increasing alarm and dismay.
The utter dismay amongst businesses watching events in Westminster can not be exaggerated, our firms are worried, investors around the world are baffled and disappointed, and markets are showing serious strain as this political saga goes on and on.
Ted Cruz represents, in my humble opinion, the whole fire swamp of Washington, in private they share their dismay at the man [ Donald Trump ], but in public they support everything he does, no matter how insane.
Translations for dismay
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- فزعArabic
- уплашвам, смут, ужасявам, страхBulgarian
- zděšeníCzech
- Ohnmacht, FurchtGerman
- φόβοςGreek
- espanto, estupefacción, consternaciónSpanish
- tyrmistysFinnish
- mortifier, désarroi, affliger, avoir peur, consternationFrench
- बेचैनीHindi
- abbattere, smarrimento, mortificarsi, scoraggiare, scoraggiarsi, costernazione, abbattersi, mortificare, sbigottimentoItalian
- 狼狽Japanese
- 실망, 놀라다, 경악하다, 놀람, 경악Korean
- angstig zijn, teleurstelling, laten besterven, met wanhoop vervullenDutch
- spaimă, desperareRomanian
- встревожить, уныние, испуг, тревожить, страх, ужасать, ужаснутьRussian
- బెదిరిస్తూTelugu
- ความตกใจThai
- ڈرامہUrdu
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