dismays

[/dɪsˈmeɪz/]

verb/noun

desanima, consterna, desalenta

1. (verb, third person singular) causes someone to feel worried, disappointed, or upset

The bad news dismays everyone in the office.

A má notícia desanima todos no escritório.

2. (noun, plural) feelings of worry, disappointment, or distress

The dismays of the team were evident after the loss.

Os desânimos do time eram evidentes após a derrota.

NYC Slang

bums out, harsh, brutal (informal equivalents)

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

desanima, desalenta

Most common usage in contemporary Brazilian Portuguese

São Paulo

desanima, desmoraliza

Common in urban São Paulo Portuguese

Rio de Janeiro

desanima, desmoraliza

Frequent in Rio Portuguese, sometimes with colloquial variations

Portugal

desanima, consterna, desalenta

Consterna is more literary; desanima is more common in spoken Portuguese

to one's dismay

much to my dismay

universal dismay

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