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Dismay

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy.
2.VerbTo render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.
3.VerbTo take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.
4.NounA 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."
5.NounCondition fitted to dismay; ruin.
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