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Adjective: dismayed  ,dis'meyd
  1. Struck with fear, dread, or consternation
    "They were dismayed and confounded";
    - aghast, appalled, shocked
Verb: dismay  dis'mey
  1. Lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
    "The news dismayed her";
    - depress, deject, cast down, get down, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise [Brit]
     
  2. 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

See also: afraid, 'fraid [non-standard]

Type of: affright, discourage, fright [archaic], frighten, frustrate, scare

Encyclopedia: Dismay