dismay
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1. fear resulting from the awareness of danger (noun.feeling)
| hypernym | : | fear, fearfulness, fright, |
| definition | : | an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) (noun.feeling) |
| attribute | : | alarming, |
| definition | : | frightening because of an awareness of danger (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | unalarming, |
| definition | : | not alarming; assuaging alarm (adj.all) |
2. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles (noun.feeling)
| hypernym | : | despair, |
| definition | : | the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well (noun.feeling) |
| hyponym | : | intimidation, |
| definition | : | the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc. (noun.feeling) |
3. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised (verb.emotion)
| hyponym | : | shock, |
| definition | : | strike with horror or terror (verb.emotion) |
4. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | discourage, |
| definition | : | deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | chill, |
| definition | : | depress or discourage (verb.emotion) |
5. fear resulting from the awareness of danger (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | alarm, alert, |
| definition | : | warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness (verb.communication) |
6. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | discourage, |
| definition | : | deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | dishearten, put off, |
| definition | : | take away the enthusiasm of (verb.emotion) |
7. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | horror, |
| definition | : | intense and profound fear (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | alarmist, |
| definition | : | a person who alarms others needlessly (noun.person) |
8. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | dejection, |
| definition | : | a state of melancholy depression (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | depressant, |
| definition | : | capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent (adj.all) |
9. fear resulting from the awareness of danger (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | alarm, alert, |
| definition | : | warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness (verb.communication) |
10. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | discourage, |
| definition | : | deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | dishearten, put off, |
| definition | : | take away the enthusiasm of (verb.emotion) |
11. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | horror, |
| definition | : | intense and profound fear (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | alarmist, |
| definition | : | a person who alarms others needlessly (noun.person) |
12. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | dejection, |
| definition | : | a state of melancholy depression (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | depressant, |
| definition | : | capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent (adj.all) |
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