Dismay

[dɪs'meɪ] or [dɪs'me]

解釋/意思:

(verb.) fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; 'I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview'; 'The news of the executions horrified us'.

整理:罗莎--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. i.) To disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive or firmness and energy through fear; to daunt; to appall; to terrify.

(v. i.) To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.

(v. i.) To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.

(v. t.) Loss of courage and firmness through fear; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits; consternation.

(v. t.) Condition fitted to dismay; ruin.

校對:斯宾塞

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. Terrify, frighten, appall, affright, scare, daunt, alarm, intimidate, paralyze with fear.

n. Terror, fright, affright, fear, alarm, horror, consternation.

錄入:昆西

同義詞及反義詞：

[See TERROR]

SYN:Affright, astonish, terrify, dishearten, daunt, scare, frighten, appall

ANT:Encourage, rally, inspirit, assure, allure

錄入:普勒斯顿

解釋/意思:

v.t. to terrify: to discourage.—n. loss of strength and courage through fear.—n. Dismay′edness.—adj. Dismay′ful (Spens.).

錄入:提托