Definition of "dismay" in English

verb

1. To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy.

2. To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.

3. To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.

noun

1. 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.

2. Condition fitted to dismay; ruin.