n. 25B6; verb he was dismayed by the change in his friend : APPAL, horrify, shock, shake (up); disconcert, take aback, alarm, unnerve, unsettle, throw off balance, discompose; disturb, upset, distress; informal rattle, faze, knock sideways; Brit. informal knock for six.
encourage, please.
25B6; noun they greeted his decision with dismay : ALARM, shock, surprise, consternation, concern, perturbation, disquiet, discomposure, distress.
pleasure, relief.