dismay

詳細解釋：

dis.may

v.tr.（及物動詞）
dis.mayed,dis.may.ing,dis.mays
To destroy the courage or resolution of by exciting dread or apprehension.
使驚恐；使喪氣：因有刺激的恐懼或擔憂而失去勇氣或果斷
To cause to lose enthusiasm; disillusion:
使失去熱情；使幻想破滅：
例句：
was dismayed to learn that her favorite dancer used drugs.
獲悉她喜愛的舞蹈演員吸毒，她感到很失望

To upset or alarm.
使不安，使驚慌
n.（名詞）
A sudden or complete loss of courage in the face of trouble or danger.
喪膽，絕望：在面臨麻煩或危險時，突然或完全失去勇氣

來源：
Middle English dismaien
中古英文 dismaien
from Anglo-Norman *desmaiier
源自 英法文 *desmaiier
probably de- [intensive pref.] * see de-
可能為 de- [強調前綴] *參見 de-
Old French esmaier [to frighten] from Vulgar Latin *exmag3re [to deprive of power] Latin ex- [ex-] Germanic *magan [to be able to] * see magh-
古法文 esmaier [使害怕，使驚恐] 源自 俗拉丁語 *exmag3re [使無力] 拉丁語 ex- [表示.去除.的意思] 日耳曼語 *magan [能] *參見 magh-

【引伸】
dismay.ingly
adv.（副詞）
<參考辭彙><同義詞>dismay,appall,daunt,horrify,shakeThese verbs mean to deprive a person of courage or the power to act as a result of fear or anxiety.
這些動詞都指由於害怕或緊張而無勇氣或無力去做某事。
Dismay is the least specific:
Dismay 是最普通的：
例句：
The news of plummeting stock prices dismayed speculators.
股票價格驟然下跌的訊息使股民大為失望。

Appall implies a sense of helplessness caused by an awareness of the enormity of something:
Appall 含有一種由於某事物的暴虐而造成的無助感：
例句：
.for as this appalling ocean surrounds the verdant land. (Herman Melville).
.因為當可怕的海水將這塊鬱鬱蔥蔥的陸地圍住時. （赫爾曼·麥爾維爾）。

Daunt suggests an abatement of courage:
Daunt 暗指勇氣的減少：
例句：
.captains courageous, whom death could not daunt. (Anonymous ballad).
.勇敢的船長，死亡不會使他們膽怯. （作者不詳的民謠）。

Horrify implies dread, shock, or revulsion:
Horrify 暗含了害怕、震驚或突變之意：
例句：
horrified by the possibility of nuclear war. To
因有可能爆發核戰爭而害怕

shake is to dismay profoundly:
shake 指深深地感到失望：
例句：
.A little swift brutality shook him to the very soul. (John Galsworthy).See also Synonyms at fear
.短而快速的暴力行為使他驚恐不已. （約翰·高爾斯華綏）參見同義詞 fear