The action of dismay, v.1; daunting; dismay.

Loss or deprivation of courage; discouragement. Obsolete.

The state of being discouraged; lack or failure of courage; an instance of this.

The action or an act of discourage, v.; discouragement.

The action of discomfort, v. (in various senses). Also: an instance of this.

A sudden fit, impulse, or pang of sickening fear, misgiving, despair, etc.

A growing feeble or faint-hearted; depression, discouragement.

The action of giving way, being daunted, losing heart, etc.; an instance of this.

The fact or state of being discouraged; lack of confidence or spirit; disinclination to act or make an effort to do something.

Dismayed state or condition; utter dispiritedness.

Utter loss of moral courage or resolution in prospect of danger or difficulty; faintness of heart from terror or from feeling of inability to cope…

Lack or withdrawal of encouragement; disheartenment, discouragement.

= dismay, n., dismaying.

Deprivation of spirits, disheartening, discouragement.

dispirited condition.

Dismaying. archaic.

The act of disheartening, or fact of being disheartened; discouragement.