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dismayed
adjective as in afraid
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- abashed
- aghast
- alarmed
- aroused
- blanched
- cowardly
- cowed
- daunted
- discouraged
- disheartened
- distressed
- disturbed
- faint-hearted
- frozen
- have cold feet
- horrified
- in awe
- intimidated
- panic-stricken
- perplexed
- perturbed
- petrified
- rattled
- run scared
- scared stiff
- scared to death
- spooked
- startled
- stunned
- terrified
- terror-stricken
- timorous
- trembling
- upset
- worried
adjective as in aghast
adjective as in cowardly
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- afraid
- anxious
- apprehensive
- backward
- base
- chicken-hearted
- cowering
- cowhearted
- craven
- diffident
- fainthearted
- frightened
- gutless
- having the willies
- jittery
- lacking courage
- lily-livered
- nervous
- no guts
- panicky
- pigeonhearted
- pusillanimous
- recreant
- retiring
- running scared
- scared
- shrinking
- shy
- soft
- spineless
- timid
- timorous
- weak
- weak-kneed
- worthless
- yellow
- yellow-bellied
adjective as in discouraged
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adjective as in downcast
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- bummed out
- cast down
- chapfallen
- cheerless
- crestfallen
- daunted
- dejected
- despondent
- disappointed
- disconsolate
- disheartened
- dispirited
- distressed
- doleful
- down in the dumps
- down-in-the-mouth
- downhearted
- dragged
- droopy
- dull
- gloomy
- glum
- heartsick
- in pain
- listless
- low-spirited
- miserable
- mopey
- morose
- oppressed
- sad
- shot down
- singing the blues
- sunk
- troubled
- weighed down
- woebegone
adjective as in downhearted
adjective as in dumbfounded
adjective as in frightened
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adjective as in panicky
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adjective as in shocked
adjective as in shocked
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adjective as in stunned
adjective as in stupefied
adjective as in thunderstruck
adjective as in uneasy
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adjective as in upset
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Example Sentences
Many California lawmakers — including Kiley, one of the few GOP lawmakers to openly criticize him — have been dismayed by the deadlock.
But dismayed by life as it already is, she refuses to cut the rot out from the source and stays in therapy until she circles the drain.
But he also seemed dismayed by what was going on in the world.
That advice dismayed physicians, who say that fevers during pregnancy are a greater risk for the unborn and that acetaminophen is safer than alternative fever-reducing medicines.
“We also still dismayed by basic operational gaps, high unit-closure rates, never-ending international restructuring and dismal earnings results,” he continued, adding: “We remain Neutral.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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