dismay

dismay is a   Verb

Definition:

[1] 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. Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed. Josh. i. 9. What words be these What fears do you dismay Fairfax.

[2] To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet. [Obs.] Do not dismay yourself for this. Spenser.

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