DISMAY
/dɪsˈmeɪ/
12
Scrabble
12
WWF
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Definition
/dɪsˈmeɪ/
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“He looked in dismay at the destruction of the town caused by the hurricane.”
- Condition fitted to dismay; ruin.
verb
- To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy
- To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.
- To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.
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