dismaying
adjective
[ dɪsˈmeɪɪŋ ]
• causing concern and distress.
• "the list of complaints was dismaying"
dismay
verb
• cause (someone) to feel concern and distress.
• "they were dismayed by the U-turn in policy"
Similar:
appal,
horrify,
shock,
shake,
shake up,
disconcert,
take aback,
confound,
surprise,
startle,
alarm,
frighten,
scare,
daunt,
discomfit,
unnerve,
unman,
unsettle,
throw off balance,
discompose,
discountenance,
trouble,
bother,
concern,
perturb,
disturb,
upset,
distress,
sadden,
dishearten,
dispirit,
rattle,
spook,
faze,
psych,
knock sideways,
knock for six,
pother,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin dis- (expressing negation) + the Germanic base of may1.
