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Meaning of dismayed

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

dismayed

verb

Definitions

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

    Synonyms:appalldauntterrify
  2. To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.

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

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having the emotion of dismay.

    Example: He was dismayed to find his car had gone.