Associations to the word «Dismaying»
Noun
- Brow
- Garion
- Sancho
- Looming
- Refuse
- Polly
- Stare
- Laughter
- Talon
- Steed
- Flicker
- Camilla
- Widening
- Jolt
- Glance
- Trembling
- Locker
- Haste
- Burst
- Joy
- Ethel
- Becky
- Nan
- Frown
- Grimace
- Firmness
- Eagerness
- Tremble
- Visor
- Malice
- Seeing
- Crying
- Instant
- Bosom
- Blaine
- Sight
- Assailant
- Jessie
- Homer
- Courage
- Gnome
- Scarecrow
- Frenzy
- Growing
- Elena
- Sphinx
- Pang
- Abyss
- Outcry
- Niall
- Admiration
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
DISMAY, noun. 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; consternation.
DISMAY, noun. Condition fitted to dismay; ruin.
DISMAY, verb. To disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive of firmness and energy through fear; to daunt; to appall; to terrify.
DISMAY, verb. To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.
DISMAY, verb. To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.
Dictionary definition
DISMAY, noun. The feeling of despair in the face of obstacles.
DISMAY, noun. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.
DISMAY, verb. Lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her".
DISMAY, 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".
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.