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fright vs dismay

dismay vs fright

fright and dismay both are nouns.

fright and dismay both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fright Yes No Yes No
dismay Yes No Yes No
As nouns, dismay is a hyponym of fright; that is, dismay is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fright:
  • fright: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
  • dismay: fear resulting from the awareness of danger
Other hyponyms of fright include alarm, consternation, creeps, chill, frisson, quiver, shiver, shudder, thrill, tingle, horror, hysteria, affright, panic, terror, panic attack, scare, stage fright, apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread, timidity, timidness, timorousness, intimidation.
As verbs, dismay is a hyponym of fright; that is, dismay is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fright:
  • fright: cause fear in
  • dismay: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
Other hyponyms of fright include bluff, awe, terrify, terrorise, terrorize, intimidate, alarm, appal, appall, horrify, consternate, spook, scare the bejesus.
fright (noun) dismay (noun)
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) fear resulting from the awareness of danger
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
fright (verb) dismay (verb)
cause fear in fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
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