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dismay
Dismay means to ruin the courage of someone. (verb)
An example of dismay is to jump out of the bushes attacking a once brave passerby.
Dismay means a sudden or total loss of courage. (noun)
An example of dismay is feeling defeated after applying to dozens of jobs and being offered none of them.
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