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dis·may    Audio Help   (dĭs-mā')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   dis·mayed, dis·may·ing, dis·mays
  1. To destroy the courage or resolution of by exciting dread or apprehension.
  2. To cause to lose enthusiasm; disillusion: was dismayed to learn that her favorite dancer used drugs.
  3. To upset or alarm.

n.   A sudden or complete loss of courage in the face of trouble or danger.


[Middle English dismaien, from Anglo-Norman *desmaiier : probably de-, intensive pref.; see de- + Old French esmaier, to frighten (from Vulgar Latin *exmagāre, to deprive of power : Latin ex-, ex- + Germanic *magan, to be able to; see magh- in Indo-European roots).]

dis·may'ing·ly adv.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to deprive a person of courage or the power to act as a result of fear or anxiety. Dismay is the least specific: Plummeting stock prices dismayed speculators.
Appall implies a sense of helplessness caused by an awareness of the enormity of something: "for as this appalling ocean surrounds the verdant land" (Herman Melville).
Daunt suggests an abatement of courage: "captains courageous, whom death could not daunt" (Anonymous ballad).
Horrify implies dread, shock, or revulsion: The citizens were horrified by the possibility of nuclear war.
To shake is to dismay profoundly: "A little swift brutality shook him to the very soul" (John Galsworthy). See Also Synonyms at fear.

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dismayed

adjective
struck with fear, dread, or consternation [syn: aghast

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