Thesaurus / dismay
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synonyms for dismay
- agitate
- alarm
- appall
- bewilder
- bother
- confound
- daunt
- disconcert
- discourage
- dishearten
- disillusion
- dispirit
- disquiet
- disturb
- dumbfound
- embarrass
- faze
- flummox
- fluster
- frighten
- horrify
- mystify
- nonplus
- perplex
- puzzle
- rattle
- scare
- shake
- terrify
- unnerve
- upset
- abash
- affright
- chill
- discomfit
- discompose
- distress
- paralyze
- snafu
- terrorize
- throw
- unhinge
- foul up
- get to
- louse up
- mess up
- muck up
- put off
- screw up
- take aback
- throw into a tizzy
- underwhelm
On this page you'll find 177 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dismay, such as: alarm, anxiety, apprehension, chagrin, consternation, and disillusionment.
antonyms for dismay
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- aid
- appease
- calm
- clarify
- clear up
- comfort
- delight
- embolden
- encourage
- enlighten
- explain
- explicate
- gladden
- hearten
- help
- inspirit
- make happy
- order
- placate
- please
- quiet
- reassure
- settle
- soothe
- incite
- assure
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Platforms like Facebook and other businesses whose revenue will take a hit from lost ad dollars have reacted with anger and dismay, while the opt-out means that marketers will have a tougher time targeting consumers efficiently.
DEEP DIVE: HOW THE SUMMER OF 2020 FORCED BRAND MARKETING TO CHANGE FOR THE BETTERJIM COOPERSEPTEMBER 14, 2020DIGIDAYIt is only in the chapter on the Many-Worlds Interpretation that he voices his dismay.
YOUR GUIDE TO THE MANY MEANINGS OF QUANTUM MECHANICS - FACTS SO ROMANTICSABINE HOSSENFELDERSEPTEMBER 3, 2020NAUTILUSThe further you get from Wall Street, the deeper the dismay about the state of the economy.
CAN THE DOW’S BIG TECH MAKEOVER FINALLY PUSH THE BLUE CHIP INDEX ABOVE 30,000?BERNHARD WARNERAUGUST 25, 2020FORTUNECanadian author Margaret Atwood’s classic 2003 novel Oryx and Crake refers to a time when “there was a lot of dismay out there, and not enough ambulances”—a prediction of our current predicament.
SCIENCE FICTION EXPLORES THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS REVEALED BY THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMICMAYURIKA CHAKRAVORTYAUGUST 9, 2020SINGULARITY HUB To the dismay of many public health experts, that remains a question up for debate in the United States even as the coronavirus pandemic rages on.
WHY SCIENTISTS SAY WEARING MASKS SHOULDN’T BE CONTROVERSIALTINA HESMAN SAEYJUNE 26, 2020SCIENCE NEWSLiszt looked at it, and to her fright and dismay cried out in a fit of impatience, "No, I won't hear it!"
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYFrom mere regrets he was passing now, through dismay, into utter repentance of his promise.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINIBut even such reproof may be carried too far as on one occasion I found to my dismay.
FIFTY YEARS OF RAILWAY LIFE IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELANDJOSEPH TATLOWHe gave so violent a start, his face expressed so much of apprehension and dismay, that I stared at him blankly.
UNCANNY TALESVARIOUSEyes exchanged quick, anxious glances, questioning, expressive of dismay.
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