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Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary is based on the world’s largest collection of information about the way the English language is written and spoken in our time—a citation file of over 14½ million examples of English words drawn from actual use, more than 1 million collected since the last edition. The volume also includes: well-drafted Definitions and Pronunciations, Extensive...

to deprive of courage, resolution, and initiative through the pressure of sudden fear or anxiety or great perplexity — dis•may•ing•ly \-iŋ-lē\ adverb synonymy DISMAY, APPALL, HORRIFY, DAUNT mean to unnerve or deter by arousing fear, apprehension, or aversion. DISMAY implies that one is disconcerted and at a loss as to how to deal with something 〈dismayed at the size of the job〉. APPALL implies that one is faced with that which perturbs, confounds, or shocks 〈I am appalled by your behavior〉. HORRIFY
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