Dismayed synonyms and antonyms
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Part of speech:
To lower the spirits of; make sad, discouraged, or apathetic; depress; deject
Feeling great horror or dismay; terrified; horrified
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To fill with alarm or anxious concern.
To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.
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To affect or be affected with panic.
To disillusion means to cause someone to realize that a belief or ideal they had was false.
To cause discomfort to; distress
To upset the composure of; embarrass; confuse
embarrassed (related)
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To lessen the activity or force of something; weaken.
Dishearten is defined as to discourage or cause the loss of hope.
To debase the morals of; corrupt.
To cause unpleasant surprise to; shock:
To derange or unbalance:
To fill with terror; frighten greatly; alarm
To subdue is defined as to gain control over someone or something or to calm or quiet someone or something.
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To tremble, quake, or quiver, as from cold or fear
Shakespeare
To anticipate with anxiety, alarm, or apprehension; fear intensely
To deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten
To cause disappointment
Deprive is defined as to withhold or take something away from.
(Archaic) To defeat or destroy
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To arouse fear in; terrify:
To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).]
Petrify is to change organic matter into something stone like, or to cause extreme fear.
assured (antonym)
(Followed by that or of) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something).
encouraged (antonym)
Encourage is defined as to give someone hope, confidence or support.
frightened (related)
The definition of frighten is to cause fear or to make someone afraid or anxious.
confused (related)
To embarrass; disconcert; abash
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dumbfounded (related)
abash (related)
taken-aback (related)
surprised (related)
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