Dismay & Its Friends

Maggie M.
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  1. dismay
    the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
  2. horrify
    fill with anxiety, dread, or alarm
  3. appall
    strike with disgust or revulsion
  4. alarm
    a device signaling the occurrence of some undesirable event
  5. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
  6. disheartenment
    the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
  7. discouragement
    the expression of opposition and disapproval
  8. get down
    lower (one's body) as by kneeling
  9. depress
    push down
  10. take down
    move something or somebody to a lower position
  11. despair
    a state in which all hope is lost or absent
  12. surrender
    relinquish possession or control over
  13. hopelessness
    the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success
  14. discouragement
    the expression of opposition and disapproval
  15. deterrence
    a negative motivational influence
  16. determent
    a communication that makes you afraid to try something
  17. intimidation
    the act of scaring a weaker person to make them do something
  18. dissuasion
    a communication that dissuades you
Created on Sun Jun 07 10:05:03 EDT 2009

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