dismay

dismay
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. consternation, terror; discouragement. —v. t. appall; discourage. See fear, dejection.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. alarm, consternation, anxiety, disheartenment; see confusion 2 , fear 2 .
v.
Syn. appall, horrify, daunt, frighten, terrify, petrify, unnerve, abash, disconcert, dishearten; see also confuse , discourage 1 , frighten 1 .
Syn.- dismay suggests fear or, esp. in modern usage, discouragement at the prospect of some difficulty or problem which one does not quite know how to resolve [dismayed at his lack of understanding ] ; appall suggests terror or (now more commonly) consternation at a shocking but apparently unalterable situation [ an appalling death rate ] ; horrify suggests horror or loathing (or, in a weakened sense, irritation) at that which shocks or offends one [horrified at the suggestion ] ; daunt implies a becoming disheartened in the performance of an act that requires some courage [ never daunted by adversity ]
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
consternation, horror, discomposure, fright, apprehension, terror, discouragement, trepidation, *cold feet, alarm, dread.
II
v.
daunt, dishearten, trouble, frighten, disconcert, appall, intimidate, horrify, cow, discompose, unnerve, shake, fluster, rattle, consternate.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb To deprive of courage or the power to act as a result of fear, anxiety, or disgust: appall, consternate, daunt, horrify, shake, shock1. See FEAR. II noun A sudden or complete loss of courage in the face of trouble or danger: consternation. See FEAR.

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