dismay vs fright

dismay and fright both are nouns.

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

As nouns, fright is a hypernym of dismay; that is, fright is a word with a broader meaning than dismay:

dismay: fear resulting from the awareness of danger
fright: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

Other hypernyms of dismay include fear, fearfulness.

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

Other hypernyms of dismay include affright, frighten, scare.

dismay (noun)	fright (noun)
fear resulting from the awareness of danger	an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

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