dismay

Meanings

• the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
• fear resulting from the awareness of danger
• lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
• fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

Synonyms

alarm, appal, appall, cast down, consternation, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, discouragement, disheartenment, dispirit, get down, horrify