Dismay and Disgust

Dismay

Dismay verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

Disgust and dismay are semantically related In some cases you can use "Disgust" instead the word "Dismay" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: dismayed, dismaying, dismayingly

Disgust

Disgust verb - To cause to feel disgust.

Dismay and disgust are semantically related in outrage topic. Sometimes you can use "Dismay" instead the word "Disgust" as a verb or a noun.

How words are described

clear clear dismay clear disgust
complete complete dismay complete disgust
utter utter dismay utter disgust
mild mild dismay mild disgust
Other adjectives: initial, genuine, honest, deep, obvious, visible, perpetual, vocal, extreme, great, absolute, general, audible, apparent, mutual, eternal, silent, growing, subsequent.

Common collocations

shock dismay shock disgust shock
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