Definition of Dismay
Noun: dismay dis'mey
- The feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
- discouragement, disheartenment
- Fear resulting from the awareness of danger
- alarm, consternation
- Lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
"The news dismayed her";
- depress, deject, cast down, get down, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise [Brit]
- Fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
"I was dismayed at the thought of being late for my interview";
- alarm, appal [Brit, Cdn], appall [US], horrify
Anagrams containing the word dismay