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Dismayed vs Perturbed - What's the difference?

dismayed | perturbed |

As adjectives the difference between dismayed and perturbed

is that dismayed is having the emotion of dismay while perturbed is disturbed; flustered.

As a verb perturbed is

(perturb).

dismayed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the emotion of dismay.
    • He was dismayed to find his car had gone.

    Derived terms

    * dismayedness

    perturbed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (perturb)
    • He is perturbed .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Disturbed; flustered.