Dismay and Settle

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Dismay verb - To trouble the mind of; to make uneasy.

Usage example: parents who became increasingly dismayed by their son's foundering marriage

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Settle is an antonym for dismay in disappoint topic.

Nearby Words: dismayed, dismaying, dismayingly

Settle verb - To cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid).

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Dismay is an antonym for settle.

Nearby Words: settled, settlement, settling, settler, settlor

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