dismay

/dɪsˈmeɪ/

noun

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
"He looked in dismay at the destruction of the town caused by the hurricane."
Similar: consternation
Condition fitted to dismay; ruin.

verb

To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy
Similar: appall, daunt, terrify
To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.
To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.

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