dismay
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
- Click any word to expand it.
Senses
Sense 1 noun
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
Types & categories
- despair hypernym
- intimidation hyponym
Related & opposite
- dismay derivation
- discourage derivation
- dishearten derivation
Sense 2 verb
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
These news depressed her
Types & categories
- discourage hypernym
- chill hyponym
Related & opposite
- uplift antonym
- sedative derivation
- demoralisation derivation
- discouragement derivation
- dejection derivation
- depressant derivation
Sense 3 noun
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
Types & categories
- fearfulness hypernym
Related & opposite
- alarming attribute
- unalarming attribute
- alert derivation
- alarm derivation
Sense 4 verb
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dismay |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | discourage |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dishearten |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | despair |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | intimidation |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | uplift |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sedative |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | demoralisation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | discouragement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dejection |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | depressant |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | discourage |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | chill |
| 3 | attribute | Related & opposite | alarming |
| 3 | attribute | Related & opposite | unalarming |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | alert |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | alarm |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | fearfulness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | alarm |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | horror |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | alarmist |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | fright |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | shock |