dismay vs affright

dismay and affright both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dismay	Yes	No	Yes	No
affright	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, affright is a hypernym of dismay; that is, affright is a word with a broader meaning than dismay:

Other hypernyms of dismay include fright, frighten, scare.

dismay (noun)	affright (noun)
fear resulting from the awareness of danger	an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

dismay (verb)	affright (verb)
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised	cause fear in
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted