DISMAY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • fear resulting from the awareness of danger
   Synonym(s)
   • alarm (what does alarm mean?)
   • consternation (what does consternation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) dismay is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fear (what does fear mean?)
   • fearfulness (what does fearfulness mean?)
   • fright (what does fright mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • alarming (what does alarming mean?)
   • unalarming (what does unalarming mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dismay (what does dismay mean?)
   • alarm (what does alarm mean?)
   • appal (what does appal mean?)
   • appall (what does appall mean?)
   • horrify (what does horrify mean?)
   • dismay (what does dismay mean?)
   • alarm (what does alarm mean?)
   • appal (what does appal mean?)
   • appall (what does appall mean?)
   • horrify (what does horrify mean?)
   • alarm (what does alarm mean?)
   • alert (what does alert mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
   Synonym(s)
   • discouragement (what does discouragement mean?)
   • disheartenment (what does disheartenment mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) dismay is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • despair (what does despair mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • intimidation (what does intimidation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • depress (what does depress mean?)
   • deject (what does deject mean?)
   • cast down (what does cast down mean?)
   • get down (what does get down mean?)
   • dismay (what does dismay mean?)
   • dispirit (what does dispirit mean?)
   • demoralize (what does demoralize mean?)
   • demoralise (what does demoralise mean?)
   • dishearten (what does dishearten mean?)
   • put off (what does put off mean?)
   • discourage (what does discourage mean?)

DISMAY as VERB

1. Meaning
   • fill with apprehension or alarm
   • cause to be unpleasantly surprised
   Synonym(s)
   • alarm (what does alarm mean?)
   • appal (what does appal mean?)
   • appall (what does appall mean?)
   • horrify (what does horrify mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview
   • The news of the executions horrified us
   Hypernyms(s) dismay is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • frighten (what does frighten mean?)
   • fright (what does fright mean?)
   • scare (what does scare mean?)
   • affright (what does affright mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • shock (what does shock mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • horror (what does horror mean?)
   • alarmist (what does alarmist mean?)
   • alarm (what does alarm mean?)
   • dismay (what does dismay mean?)
   • consternation (what does consternation mean?)
   • alarm (what does alarm mean?)
   • dismay (what does dismay mean?)
   • consternation (what does consternation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • lower someone’’s spirits
   • make downhearted
   Synonym(s)
   • cast down (what does cast down mean?)
   • deject (what does deject mean?)
   • demoralise (what does demoralise mean?)
   • demoralize (what does demoralize mean?)
   • depress (what does depress mean?)
   • dispirit (what does dispirit mean?)
   • get down (what does get down mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • These news depressed her
   • The bad state of her child’’s health demoralizes her
   Hypernyms(s) dismay is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • discourage (what does discourage mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • elate (what does elate mean?)
   • lift up (what does lift up mean?)
   • uplift (what does uplift mean?)
   • pick up (what does pick up mean?)
   • intoxicate (what does intoxicate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • chill (what does chill mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • demoralization (what does demoralization mean?)
   • demoralisation (what does demoralisation mean?)
   • demoralization (what does demoralization mean?)
   • demoralisation (what does demoralisation mean?)
   • discouragement (what does discouragement mean?)
   • disheartenment (what does disheartenment mean?)
   • dismay (what does dismay mean?)
   • dejection (what does dejection mean?)
   • sedative (what does sedative mean?)
   • sedative drug (what does sedative drug mean?)
   • depressant (what does depressant mean?)
   • downer (what does downer mean?)