dismay

狼狽させる、落胆させる

人を不安にさせたり、おびえさせたり、深く落胆させたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make someone feel worried, frightened, or deeply unhappy.

• The news dismayed her.
• His sudden departure dismayed his friends.
• It dismays me to see so much food wasted.

類義語： distress, upset, alarm

反対語： reassure

よく使う表現： dismay someone, dismay the family

狼狽、落胆

突然の恐れや深い悲しみで、希望や勇気を失う気持ち。

やさしい英語で： A sudden feeling of fear or deep unhappiness that makes you lose hope or courage.

• She cried out in dismay.
• To our dismay, the bridge had collapsed.
• His face showed dismay as the flames spread.

使い方： in dismay (She stared at the damage in dismay.); to someone’s dismay (To my dismay, the tickets had sold out.); dismay at something (He expressed dismay at the scale of the damage.)

類義語： consternation, alarm, distress

よく使う表現： in dismay, to someone’s dismay, express dismay