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dismay

Nouns

• (n) the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles discouragement, disheartenment,
• (n) fear resulting from the awareness of danger alarm, consternation,

Verbs

• (v) lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
  • These news depressed her
  • The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
  cast down, deject, depress, dispirit, demoralise, demoralize, get down,
• (v) 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
  alarm, horrify, appal, appall,

Synonyms

discouragement disheartenment cast down deject depress dispirit demoralise demoralize get down alarm consternation horrify appal appall

Antonyms

elate intoxicate uplift lift up pick up

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