dismay

/dɪsˈmeɪ/

noun

  1. 1

    A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits

    “He looked in dismay at the destruction of the town caused by the hurricane.”
  2. 2

    Condition fitted to dismay; ruin.

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verb

  1. 1

    To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy

  2. 2

    To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.

  3. 3

    To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.

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