Main entry: consternation, dismay, alarm
Definition: fear resulting from the awareness of danger
Main entry: discouragement, disheartenment, dismay
Definition: the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
Main entry: dismay, horrify, appal, appall, alarm
Definition: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
Usage: I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview; The news of the executions horrified us
Main entry: cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress
Definition: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
Usage: These news depressed her; The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her