1. The feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
   "Dismay spread through the crowd as the news was announced";
   - discouragement, disheartenment
    
2. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger
   "The sudden earthquake caused dismay among the city's residents";
   - alarm, consternation

1. 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
    
2. Lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
   "The news dismayed her";
   - depress, deject, cast down, get down, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise [Brit]

Derived forms: dismayed, dismaying, dismays

See also: alarming, unalarming

Type of: affright, despair, discourage, fear, fearfulness, fright, frighten, frustrate, scare

Antonym: elate

Encyclopedia: Dismay