v. 1 alarm, frighten, scare, terrify, appal, panic, horrify, petrify, intimidate, cow, disconcert, unnerve We were dismayed when the motor-cycle gang came to the house 2 unsettle, discompose, upset, discourage, take aback, startle, shock, put off, dishearten I was dismayed to hear she was still married to Grimsby
n. 3 consternation, alarm, anxiety, agitation, terror, panic, horror, shock, fright, fear, trepidation, apprehension, dread, awe The thought of the children alone in the boat filled me with dismay