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DISMAY

Definition:

[noun] the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
Synonyms: discouragement, disheartenment
[noun] fear resulting from the awareness of danger
Synonyms: alarm, consternation
[verb] lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
Synonyms: depress, deject, cast down, get down, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise
[verb] 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"
Synonyms: alarm, appal, appall, horrify