Dismayed and Horrified

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Dismayed adjective - Struck with fear, dread, or consternation.

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Horrified and dismayed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Horrified" instead the word "Dismayed" as an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Words: dismay, dismaying, dismayingly

Horrified adjective - Filled with fear or dread.

Usage example: he sat rigid in his seat, horrified that the plane would crash

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Dismayed and horrified are semantically related. You can use "Dismayed" instead the word "Horrified" as an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Words: horrifying, horrify

He is dismayed to learn the mountain lion he killed had cubs and is even more horrified when the Critters were trying to give birth to the Anti-Christ and were actually Satanic Worshipers.

Source: Friend to All Living Things
Sweet Polly Oliver: Van's daughter becomes a Sweet Polly Oliver—Van is horrified at her "unwomanly" desire to fight, while the normally tricky Fox is dismayed at how easily he was fooled by a false beard and deepened voice.

Source: Literature / Tales of the Fox
In the Tales of the Fox series, Boisterous Bruiser Van's daughter becomes a Sweet Polly Oliver—Van is horrified at her "unwomanly" desire to fight, while the normally tricky Fox is dismayed at how easily he was fooled by a false beard and deepened voice.

Source: Sweet Polly Oliver

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