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the emotion felt by a person who is saddened, worried, or disappointed

discouragement, disheartenment, dismay(noun)

the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

alarm, dismay, consternation(verb)

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise(verb)

lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

"These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"

dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify(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"

the emotion felt when one's expectations are not met

filled with dismay at not making the finals

the state of being discouraged

in my dismay I failed to realize that there would be other chances

to lessen the courage or confidence of

the imposing climb up the mountain dismayed us even before we got started

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

parents who became increasingly dismayed by their son's foundering marriage

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