Dismay and Phobia

Dismay

Dismay noun - The emotion felt when one's expectations are not met.

Phobia and dismay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Phobia" instead a noun "Dismay".

Nearby Words: dismayed, dismaying, dismayingly

Phobia

Phobia noun - An anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations.

Dismay and phobia are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dismay" instead a noun "Phobia".

Nearby Word: phobic

How words are described

mild mild dismay mild phobia
extreme extreme dismay extreme phobia
great great dismay great phobia
huge huge dismay huge phobia
Other adjectives: absolute, major, later.
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