1. (

• discouragement ,
• disheartenment ,
• dismay ,

) the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles ;

2. (

• alarm ,
• dismay ,
• consternation

) fear resulting from the awareness of danger ;

1. (

• depress ,
• deject ,
• cast_down ,
• get_down ,
• dismay ,
• dispirit ,
• demoralize ,
• demoralise

) lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" ;

2. (

• dismay ,
• alarm ,
• appal ,
• appall ,
• horrify ,

) fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" ;