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Dismay

noun/dˌiːˌɛsˈɑːɹ/
Definition
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dˌiːˌɛsˈɑːɹ/
🇬🇧British English
/dɪsmˈeɪ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɪsmˈeɪ/
2 syllables Say it as /dˌiːˌɛsˈɑːɹ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
nounfear resulting from the awareness of danger
verblower someone's spirits; make downhearted
“These news depressed her”
verbfill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
“I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview”
Word Forms
discourageverbdeprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
disheartenverbtake away the enthusiasm of
dismayverblower someone's spirits; make downhearted
alarmverbfill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
depressantadjectivecapable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
depressantnouna drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
dejectionnouna state of melancholy depression
dismaynounthe feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
demoralizationnoundepression resulting from an undermining of your morale
demoralisationnoundepression resulting from an undermining of your morale
alarmistnouna person who alarms others needlessly
alarmnounfear resulting from the awareness of danger
horrornounintense and profound fear
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Bestürzung
das Gefühl der Verzweiflung angesichts von Hindernissen
🇫🇷French
consternation
le sentiment de désespoir face aux obstacles
🇪🇸Spanish
consternación
El sentimiento de desesperación ante los obstáculos.
🇮🇹Italian
sgomento
il sentimento di disperazione di fronte agli ostacoli
🇳🇱Dutch
verslagenheid
het gevoel van wanhoop als je geconfronteerd wordt met obstakels
🇵🇹Portuguese
desânimo
o sentimento de desespero diante dos obstáculos
🇷🇺Russian
смятение
чувство отчаяния перед лицом препятствий
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बेचैनी
बाधाओं के सामने निराशा की भावना
🇧🇩Bengali
হতাশা
বাধার মুখে হতাশার অনুভূতি
🇮🇳Tamil
திகைப்பு
தடைகளை எதிர்கொள்ளும் விரக்தியின் உணர்வு
🇮🇳Telugu
నిస్పృహ
అవరోధాల నేపథ్యంలో నిరాశ భావన
🇮🇳Marathi
निराशा
अडथळ्यांचा सामना करताना निराशेची भावना
🇮🇳Gujarati
નિરાશા
અવરોધોના ચહેરામાં નિરાશાની લાગણી
🇮🇳Kannada
ದಿಗ್ಭ್ರಮೆ
ಅಡೆತಡೆಗಳ ಮುಖದಲ್ಲಿ ಹತಾಶೆಯ ಭಾವನೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പരിഭ്രമം
തടസ്സങ്ങൾക്കുമുന്നിൽ നിരാശയുടെ വികാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾ
ਰੁਕਾਵਟਾਂ ਦੇ ਚਿਹਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
مایوسی
رکاوٹوں کے سامنے مایوسی کا احساس
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
沮丧
面对障碍时的绝望感
🇯🇵Japanese
がっかり
障害に直面したときの絶望感
🇰🇷Korean
당황
장애물에 직면했을 때의 절망감
🇻🇳Vietnamese
mất tinh thần
cảm giác tuyệt vọng khi đối mặt với trở ngại
🇹🇭Thai
ตกใจ
ความรู้สึกสิ้นหวังเมื่อเผชิญกับอุปสรรค
🇮🇩Indonesian
kecemasan
perasaan putus asa dalam menghadapi rintangan
🇵🇭Filipino
pagkabalisa
ang pakiramdam ng kawalan ng pag-asa sa harap ng mga hadlang
🇲🇾Malay
kecewa
perasaan putus asa menghadapi rintangan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
فزع
الشعور باليأس في مواجهة العقبات
🇮🇷Persian
ناراحتی
احساس ناامیدی در مواجهه با موانع
🇹🇷Turkish
dehşet
engeller karşısında umutsuzluk hissi
🇮🇱Hebrew
תַדְהֵמָה
תחושת הייאוש מול מכשולים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'dismay'?
The primary meaning of 'dismay' is 'the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dismay' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'dismay' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'dismay' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'dismay' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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