Definitions For Dismay

noun

  • Fear resulting from the awareness of danger
  • The feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
  • A strong feeling of being worried, disappointed, or upset

verb

  • Fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
  • Lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
  • To cause (someone) to feel very worried, disappointed, or upset

Is Dismays a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
13

The word Dismay is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Dismay in a Sentence

  • Her choice of career dismays her parents.
  • The imposing climb up the mountain dismayed us even before we got started
  • His comments were met with cries of dismay.
  • They watched in dismay as the house burned.
  • Much to the dismay of her fans, she announced her retirement immediately after the book's release.

Synonyms for Dismay

Antonyms for Dismays

Look up a Word

Search the dictionary for definitions, synonyms, antonyms, rhymes, and more!

Cite This Article

Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

WORD SCRAMBLE. THE WORD FINDER located on the website https://www.thewordfinder.com/