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dismay:
- peur; frayeur; effroi; terreur; abattement; perplexité; consternation; accablement; épouvante; émotion; angoisse
Wiktionary:
- dismay → mortifier, avoir peur, affliger, stupéfier
- dismay → désarroi, abattement, stupeur, stupéfaction

English

Detailed Translations for dismay from English to French

dismay:

dismay [the ~] noun

the dismay (fright; consternation; upset; repulsion; confusion; alarm)
la peur; la frayeur; l'effroi; la terreur
- peur [la ~] noun
- frayeur [la ~] noun
- effroi [le ~] noun
- terreur [la ~] noun
the dismay (consternation; dejection)
l'abattement; la perplexité; la consternation; l'accablement
- abattement [le ~] noun
- perplexité [la ~] noun
- consternation [la ~] noun
- accablement [le ~] noun
the dismay (state of shock)
la consternation; l'épouvante; l'émotion
- consternation [la ~] noun
- épouvante [la ~] noun
- émotion [la ~] noun
the dismay (consternation)
la consternation
- consternation [la ~] noun
the dismay (confusion; alarm)
l'angoisse; la peur; l'effroi; la frayeur
- angoisse [la ~] noun
- peur [la ~] noun
- effroi [le ~] noun
- frayeur [la ~] noun

Translation Matrix for dismay:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
abattement	consternation; dejection; dismay	chop down
accablement	consternation; dejection; dismay
angoisse	alarm; confusion; dismay	anxiety; dread; fear; fright; panic; terror
consternation	consternation; dejection; dismay; state of shock
effroi	alarm; confusion; consternation; dismay; fright; repulsion; upset	anxiety; fear; fright; panic; terror
frayeur	alarm; confusion; consternation; dismay; fright; repulsion; upset	anxiety; fear; fright; panic; terror
perplexité	consternation; dejection; dismay	bewilderment; confusion; perplexity; puzzlement
peur	alarm; confusion; consternation; dismay; fright; repulsion; upset	anxiety; dread; fear; fright; panic; terror
terreur	alarm; confusion; consternation; dismay; fright; repulsion; upset	fright; panic; reign of terror; terror
émotion	dismay; state of shock	compassion; emotion; excitement; feeling; passion; perception; sensation; sentiment; touch
épouvante	dismay; state of shock	abhorrence; abomination; atrocity; gruel; horror; terror
-	alarm; consternation; discouragement; disheartenment
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	alarm; appal; appall; cast down; deject; demoralise; demoralize; depress; dispirit; get down; horrify

Related Words for "dismay":

dismayed, dismays

Synonyms for "dismay":

discouragement; disheartenment; despair
alarm; consternation; fear; fearfulness; fright
depress; deject; cast down; get down; dispirit; demoralize; demoralise; discourage
alarm; appal; appall; horrify; frighten; fright; scare; affright

Antonyms for "dismay":

elate

Related Definitions for "dismay":

fear resulting from the awareness of danger¹
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles¹
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised¹
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted¹

Wiktionary Translations for dismay:

dismay

verb

to render lifeless
- dismay → mortifier
to take dismay or fright
- dismay → avoir peur
to disable with alarm or apprehensions
- dismay → affliger

noun

a sudden loss of courage
- dismay → désarroi

dismay

noun

diminution rapide, d’une durée plus ou moins longue, des forces physiques et des fonctions psychiques.
- abattement → abatement; weakness; exhaustion; indolence; lifelessness; melancholy; dejection; depression; gloom; melancholia; grief; sadness; sorrow; fatigue; weariness; consternation; alarm; dismay; demand; sale; deduction; subtraction; apathy
médecine|fr trouble organique et mental, caractérisé par la suspension complète de toute activité mentale et extérieure.
- stupeur → stupor; stupour; consternation; alarm; dismay
étonnement profond qui produire la stupeur.
- stupéfaction → stupefaction; awe; stupor; consternation; alarm; dismay

verb

engourdir, diminuer ou suspendre le sentiment et le mouvement.
- stupéfier → dumbfound; stun; stupefy; astound; amaze; stagger; appal; dismay; puzzle; alarm; disconcert; startle; take aback

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