dismay

consternar, desanimar

Hacer que alguien sienta preocupación, miedo o una tristeza profunda.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone feel worried, frightened, or deeply unhappy.

• The news dismayed her.
• His sudden departure dismayed his friends.
• It dismays me to see so much food wasted.

Sinónimos: distress, upset, alarm

Antónimos: reassure

Expresiones frecuentes: dismay someone, dismay the family

consternación, desaliento

Sentimiento repentino de miedo o profunda tristeza que hace perder la esperanza o el valor.

En inglés sencillo: A sudden feeling of fear or deep unhappiness that makes you lose hope or courage.

• She cried out in dismay.
• To our dismay, the bridge had collapsed.
• His face showed dismay as the flames spread.

Cómo se usa: in dismay (She stared at the damage in dismay.); to someone’s dismay (To my dismay, the tickets had sold out.); dismay at something (He expressed dismay at the scale of the damage.)

Sinónimos: consternation, alarm, distress

Expresiones frecuentes: in dismay, to someone’s dismay, express dismay