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(noun) consternation, alarm
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
(noun) discouragement, disheartenment
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
(verb) horrify, appal, appall, alarm
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview; The news of the executions horrified us
(verb) cast down, get down, dispirit, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
These news depressed her; The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her