dismay (
http://definr.com/dismay)
n 1: the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles [syn:
discouragement,
disheartenment]
2: fear resulting from the awareness of danger [syn:
alarm,
consternation]
v 1: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news
depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health
demoralizes her" [syn:
depress,
deject,
cast down,
get down,
dispirit,
demoralize,
demoralise]
[ant:
elate]
2: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly
surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late
for my interview" [syn:
alarm,
appal,
appall,
horrify]