English-French translations for dismay

  • consternationLa consternation de l'opinion publique britannique grandit. The public mood in Britain is one of growing dismay. Je tiens à exprimer ma consternation et mon dégoût face à de telles actions. I wish to express my dismay and disgust at those actions. Consternation, parce que la démarche de la Commission est incohérente. Dismay, because the Commission's approach is inconsistent.
  • affliger
  • avoir peur
  • consterner
  • désarroiAujourd'hui, je dois vous demander, avec un certain désarroi: qu'est-il arrivé à la Finlande? Now, I have to ask with some dismay: what has happened to Finland? Ce qui est frappant bien entendu, c’est que les syndicats n’ont pas été les seuls à montrer leur désarroi. What is striking, of course, is that it was not only the trade unions that displayed their dismay. J'ai reçu de nombreuses lettres à ce sujet, et les électeurs de ma région expriment leur désarroi. I have received a number of letters on this issue and constituents across my region express their dismay.
  • mortifier
  • stupéfier

Definition of dismay

  • To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy
  • To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet
  • To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay
  • A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits
  • Condition fitted to dismay; ruin

Examples

  • He looked in dismay at the destruction of the town caused by the hurricane

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