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| Main Entry: | dismay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disappointed feeling; distress |
| Synonyms: | agitation, alarm, anxiety, apprehension, blue funk, blues*, bummer*, chagrin, cold feet*, consternation, discouragement, downer*, dread, dumps*, fear, fright, funk*, hassle, horror, letdown, panic, terror, trepidation, upset, disheartenment, disillusionment, the blahs |
| Antonyms: | assurance, confidence, encouragement, happiness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dismay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disappoint, fill with consternation |
| Synonyms: | abash, affright, agitate, alarm, appall, bewilder, bother, chill, confound, daunt, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, discourage, dishearten, disillusion, disquiet, distress, disturb, dumbfound, embarrass, faze, flummox*, fluster, foul up*, frighten, horrify, mess up*, mystify, nonplus, paralyze, perplex, put off, puzzle, rattle, scare, screw up*, shake, snafu*, terrify, terrorize, throw, unhinge*, unnerve, upset, dispirit, get to, louse up, muck up*, take aback, throw into a tizzy |
| Antonyms: | assure, encourage, make happy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | alarm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset |
| Synonyms: | amaze, astonish, chill, daunt, dismay, distress, frighten, panic, scare, spook, startle, surprise, terrify, unnerve, give a turn, make jump, scare silly, scare stiff, scare to death |
| Antonyms: | assure, calm, gladden, reassure, repose, soothe |
| Main Entry: | appall/appal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | horrify |
| Synonyms: | alarm, amaze, astound, awe, daunt, disconcert, dishearten, dismay, faze, frighten, insult, intimidate, outrage, petrify, scare, shake, shock, terrify, throw, unnerve, consternate, get to*, gross out |
| Antonyms: | comfort, encourage, reassure, satisfy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chagrin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | displeasure |
| Synonyms: | annoyance, balk, blow, discomfiture, dismay, disquiet, dissatisfaction, embarrassment, frustration, humiliation, irritation, letdown, mortification, peevishness, shame, spleen, upset, vexation, crushing, discomposure, disgruntlement, fretfulness, ill-humor |
| Antonyms: | delight, gladness, happiness, joy, pleasure, triumph |
| Main Entry: | chagrin |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause displeasure |
| Synonyms: | abash, annoy, confuse, crush, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, disgrace, dismay, displease, disquiet, dissatisfy, embarrass, humiliate, irk, irritate, mortify, peeve, perturb, shame, upset, vex |
| Antonyms: | delight, please, make happy |
| Main Entry: | confute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disprove, refute |
| Synonyms: | break, confound, contradict, controvert, defeat, demolish, dismay, disprove, expose, invalidate, negate, oppugn, overcome, overthrow, overturn, overwhelm, parry, put down, rebut, shut up, silence, subvert, tap, upset, vanquish, blow sky high, bring to naught, knocks props out from under, prove false, prove wrong, set aside |
| Notes: | refute means 'to show conclusively to be false or illogical' and applies primarily to assertions or arguments; confute means 'to prove wrong' and applies primarily to the person or agency making the assertion or argument |
| Antonyms: | affirm, attest, confirm, endorse, prove, verify |
| Main Entry: | cow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | browbeat, intimidate |
| Synonyms: | abash, appall, awe, bludgeon, bluster, bulldoze, bully, daunt, discomfit, disconcert, dishearten, dismay, embarrass, enforce, faze, frighten, hector, rattle, scare, strong-arm*, subdue, terrorize, unnerve, buffalo, dragoon, lean on, overawe, push around, showboat, turn on the heat, walk heavy |
| Antonyms: | encourage, hearten, inspirit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | daunt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frighten, alarm |
| Synonyms: | appall, baffle, browbeat, bully, cow, deter, discourage, dishearten, dismay, foil, horrify, intimidate, put off*, scare, shake, subdue, terrify, thwart, consternate, dispirit, overawe |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, embolden, encourage, hearten, help, incite, stimulate, urge, inspirit, undaunt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | discompose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | provoke, agitate |
| Synonyms: | annoy, bewilder, bother, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, dismay, disorganize, displease, disquiet, disturb, embarrass, faze, flurry, fluster, harass, harry, irk, irritate, nettle, perplex, perturb, pester, plague, rattle, ruffle, unhinge, unsettle, upset, vex, worry, discombobulate |
| Antonyms: | calm, compose, soothe |
| Main Entry: | dishearten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | depress, ruin one's hopes |
| Synonyms: | chill*, crush, damp, dampen, dash, daunt, deject, demoralize, deter, discourage, dismay, disparage, get down*, humble, humiliate, put down, shake, cast down, disincline, dispirit, indispose, put a damper on, throw a pall over |
| Antonyms: | encourage, hearten, inspirit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dissatisfaction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discontent, unhappiness |
| Synonyms: | annoyance, anxiety, aversion, boredom, chagrin, complaint, desolation, disapproval, discomfort, discouragement, disfavor, disinclination, dislike, dismay, displeasure, disquiet, distaste, distress, ennui, envy, exasperation, frustration, heartburn, indisposition, irritation, jealousy, malcontent, oppression, regret, resentment, trouble, uneasiness, weariness, worry, disgruntlement, disliking, disrelish, fretfulness, hopelessness, lamentation, malcontentment, querulousness |
| Antonyms: | contentment, happiness, pleasure, satisfaction |
| Main Entry: | dread |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fear |
| Synonyms: | affright, alarm, apprehension, aversion, awe, cold feet*, consternation, dismay, fright, funk*, goose bumps*, horror, jitters, panic, phobia, stage fright, terror, trepidation, creeps, trepidity, worriment |
| Antonyms: | bravery, confidence, courage, encouragement, want, welcoming |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | faze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | embarrass |
| Synonyms: | abash, annoy, appall, bother, confound, confuse, daunt, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, dismay, dumbfound, horrify, irritate, muddle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, rattle, vex |
| Main Entry: | fear |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | alarm, apprehension |
| Synonyms: | abhorrence, agitation, angst, anxiety, aversion, awe, bête noire, cold feet*, concern, consternation, cowardice, despair, dismay, disquietude, distress, doubt, dread, foreboding, fright, funk*, horror, jitters, misgiving, nightmare, panic, phobia, presentiment, qualm, reverence, revulsion, scare, suspicion, terror, timidity, tremor, trepidation, uneasiness, worry, chickenheartedness, cold sweat, creeps, discomposure, faintheartedness, recreancy, trembling, unease |
| Antonyms: | bravery, courage, heroism, unconcern, fearlessness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | frighten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shock, scare |
| Synonyms: | affright, agitate, alarm, appall, astound, awe, browbeat*, bulldoze*, chill, cow, daunt, demoralize, deter, discomfort, disconcert, discourage, dishearten, dismay, disquiet, faze, horrify, intimidate, panic, perturb, petrify, repel, spook, startle, stiff, terrify, terrorize, unhinge*, unnerve, chill to the bone, curdle the blood, disburb, make blood run cold, make teeth chatter, scare away, scare off, scare to death, strike terror into |
| Antonyms: | calm, comfort, exhilarate, gladden |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | horrify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scare |
| Synonyms: | affright, alarm, appall, daunt, disgust, dismay, frighten, intimidate, outrage, petrify, shake, shock, sicken, terrify, terrorize, chill off, consternate, scare to death |
| Antonyms: | delight, please, make happy |
| Main Entry: | horror |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fear, revulsion |
| Synonyms: | abhorrence, abomination, alarm, antipathy, apprehension, aversion, awe, consternation, detestation, disgust, dislike, dismay, dread, fright, hate, hatred, loathing, monstrosity, panic, repugnance, terror, trepidation, chiller |
| Antonyms: | beauty, delight, miracle, pleasure, wonder |
| Main Entry: | intimidate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frighten, threaten |
| Synonyms: | alarm, appall, awe, badger, bait, bludgeon, bluster, bowl over*, browbeat*, buffalo, bulldoze*, bully, chill, coerce, compel, constrain, cow*, daunt, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, disquiet, dragoon, enforce, force, hound*, lean on, oblige, overawe, push around, ride*, ruffle, scare, showboat, spook, strong-arm, subdue, terrify, terrorize, twist someone's arm |
| Antonyms: | assist, encourage, help |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nonplus |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse, perplex |
| Synonyms: | astonish, astound, baffle, balk, beat, bewilder, boggle, buffalo, confound, daze, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, dismay, dumbfound, embarrass, faze, floor*, flurry, fluster, frustrate, get*, mess with one's head, muddle, mystify, overcome, paralyze, puzzle, rattle, rattle one's cage, stagger, stick, stump, stun, stymie*, take aback, throw into tizzy, throw*, thwart |
| Antonyms: | clear up, educate, enlighten, explain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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