Definition of dismay

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Dismay (v. i.) To disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive or firmness and energy through fear; to daunt; to appall; to terrify.

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Dismay :: Dismay (v. i.) To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.
Appall :: Appall (a.) To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart..
Heartstricken :: Heartstricken (a.) Shocked; dismayed.
Hideous :: Hideous (a.) Distressing or offensive to the ear; exciting terror or dismay; as, a hideous noise..
Dismay :: Dismay (v. t.) Loss of courage and firmness through fear; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits; consternation.
Astonishment :: Astonishment (n.) Dismay; consternation.
Appallment :: Appallment (n.) Depression occasioned by terror; dismay.
Appall :: Appall (n.) Terror; dismay.
Dismaying :: Dismaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disma.
Bashful :: Bashful (a.) Abashed; daunted; dismayed.
Heartstruck :: Heartstruck (a.) Shocked with pain, fear, or remorse; dismayed; heartstricken..
Astony :: Astony (v. t.) To stun; to bewilder; to astonish; to dismay.
Dismay :: Dismay (v. i.) To disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive or firmness and energy through fear; to daunt; to appall; to terrify.
Dismayedness :: Dismayedness (n.) A state of being dismayed; dejection of courage; dispiritedness.
Consternation :: Consternation (n.) Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay..
Dismay :: Dismay (v. t.) Condition fitted to dismay; ruin.
Heart-whole :: Heart-whole (a.) With unbroken courage; undismayed.
Erect :: Erect (a.) Bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed.
Confound :: Confound (v. t.) To throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike with amazement; to dismay.
Amate :: Amate (v. t.) To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt.
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