dismayed
Shaken and discouraged
Dismayed describes feeling sudden discouragement or distress when confronted with something daunting or disappointing.
It suggests being thrown off balance by unwelcome news or circumstances: She was dismayed to learn the project had been canceled, He looked dismayed when he saw the bill.
The feeling combines shock with a sinking sense that things have gone wrong.
Feeling sudden fear
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- worriedTroubled by uncertainty
- concernedFeeling worry or interest
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
fearful · daunted · nervous · dreading · trepidatious · fretful · misgiving · consternation
Lost confidence or hope
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- dejectedLow in spirits
- dispiritedHaving lost heart
- demoralizedStripped of confidence
downcast · despondent · deflated · defeated · hopeless · resigned · downhearted · pessimistic
Struck with horror
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- appalledShocked by wrongness
- horrifiedIntensely shocked, disgusted
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
dumbfounded · thunderstruck · taken aback · blindsided · jolted · floored · gobsmacked · staggered
alarmed
Feeling sudden fear
uneasy · fearful · daunted · nervous · dreading · trepidatious · fretful · misgiving · consternation · foreboding
disheartened
Lost confidence or hope
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- dejectedLow in spirits
- dispiritedHaving lost heart
demoralized · downcast · despondent · deflated · defeated · hopeless · resigned · downhearted · pessimistic · disenchanted
aghast
Struck with horror
flabbergasted · dumbfounded · thunderstruck · taken aback · blindsided · jolted · floored · gobsmacked · staggered · shaken
upset
Disturb, topple, or shock
- troubledExperiencing distress or anxiety
- disturbedEmotionally or mentally unsettled
- perturbedMildly distressed, uneasy
distraught · anguished · agitated · unsettled · shaken · rattled · unnerved · disconcerted · flustered · discomposed
- emotionsjoy, anger, fear, sadness, love
- dejectiondejected, despondent, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited
- astonishmentamazement, awe, wonder, wonderstruck, awestruck
dismayeddelighted
Feeling great pleasure
elated · encouraged · overjoyed · heartened · thrilled
dismayedundismayed
Not losing heart
undaunted · unafraid · fearless · courageous · unfazed