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Synonyms for dismayed

Most common

aghast shocked appalled afraid

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Adjective

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Having the emotion of dismay.

    He was dismayed to find his car had gone.

Example sentences

  • afraid He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.
  • shocked Had he heard the news, he might have been shocked.
  • appalled I am shocked and appalled at what I have just seen.
  • aghast Aghast I stood, tongue-tied, with stiffening hair.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
dismayedrising
afraidrising
shockedrising
appalledrising
aghastrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
afraid2, aghast2
7 letters
shocked1
8 letters
appalled2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (afraid2 = 2 syllables).

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