dismay

/dɪsmˈeɪ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
2. fear resulting from the awareness of danger

verb

1. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
   “These news depressed her”
2. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
   “I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview”

Synonyms for dismay

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

Words that rhyme with dismay

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• display
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• fillet
• gay
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• betray
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• stray
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• clay
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• throwaway