dismay

n. 沮丧
vt. 使惊愕, 使气馁

副词:dismayingly 动词过去式:dismayed 过去分词:dismayed 现在分词:dismaying 第三人称单数:dismays 

dis.may

v.tr.（及物动词）
dis.mayed,dis.may.ing,dis.mays
To destroy the courage or resolution of by exciting dread or apprehension.
使惊恐；使丧气：因有刺激的恐惧或担忧而失去勇气或果断
To cause to lose enthusiasm; disillusion:
使失去热情；使幻想破灭：
例句：
was dismayed to learn that her favorite dancer used drugs.
获悉她喜爱的舞蹈演员吸毒，她感到很失望

To upset or alarm.
使不安，使惊慌
n.（名词）
A sudden or complete loss of courage in the face of trouble or danger.
丧胆，绝望：在面临麻烦或危险时，突然或完全失去勇气

来源：
Middle English dismaien
中古英语 dismaien
from Anglo-Norman *desmaiier
源自 英法语 *desmaiier
probably de- [intensive pref.] * see de-
可能为 de- [强调前缀] *参见 de-
Old French esmaier [to frighten] from Vulgar Latin *exmag3re [to deprive of power] Latin ex- [ex-] Germanic *magan [to be able to] * see magh-
古法语 esmaier [使害怕，使惊恐] 源自 俗拉丁语 *exmag3re [使无力] 拉丁语 ex- [表示.去除.的意思] 日耳曼语 *magan [能] *参见 magh-

【引伸】
dismay.ingly
adv.（副词）
<参考词汇><同义词>dismay,appall,daunt,horrify,shakeThese verbs mean to deprive a person of courage or the power to act as a result of fear or anxiety.
这些动词都指由于害怕或紧张而无勇气或无力去做某事。
Dismay is the least specific:
Dismay 是最普通的：
例句：
The news of plummeting stock prices dismayed speculators.
股票价格骤然下跌的消息使股民大为失望。

Appall implies a sense of helplessness caused by an awareness of the enormity of something:
Appall 含有一种由于某事物的暴虐而造成的无助感：
例句：
.for as this appalling ocean surrounds the verdant land. (Herman Melville).
.因为当可怕的海水将这块郁郁葱葱的陆地围住时. （赫尔曼·麦尔维尔）。

Daunt suggests an abatement of courage:
Daunt 暗指勇气的减少：
例句：
.captains courageous, whom death could not daunt. (Anonymous ballad).
.勇敢的船长，死亡不会使他们胆怯. （作者不详的民谣）。

Horrify implies dread, shock, or revulsion:
Horrify 暗含了害怕、震惊或突变之意：
例句：
horrified by the possibility of nuclear war. To
因有可能爆发核战争而害怕

shake is to dismay profoundly:
shake 指深深地感到失望：
例句：
.A little swift brutality shook him to the very soul. (John Galsworthy).See also Synonyms at fear
.短而快速的暴力行为使他惊恐不已. （约翰·高尔斯华绥）参见同义词 fear