Foreboding vs Dismay - What's the difference?

Foreboding is a related term of dismay.

As nouns the difference between foreboding and dismay

is that foreboding is a sense of evil to come while dismay is 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; consternation.

As verbs the difference between foreboding and dismay

is that foreboding is while dismay is to disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive of firmness and energy through fear; to daunt; to appall; to terrify.

As an adjective foreboding

is of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.

foreboding

English

Alternative forms

* forboding (much less commonly used)

Noun

(en noun)

A sense of evil to come.

* 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 41

A sense of foreboding , the like of which he had never known before, hung heavily on him.

An evil omen.

Synonyms

* augury

Adjective

(en adjective)

Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.

Verb

(head)

dismay

English

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; consternation.

Condition fitted to dismay; ruin.

Verb

(en verb)

To disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive of firmness and energy through fear; to daunt; to appall; to terrify.

* Bible, Josh. i. 9

Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed .

* Fairfax

What words be these? What fears do you dismay ?

To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.

* Spenser

Do not dismay yourself for this.

To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.

* 1592 , , III. iii. 1:

Dismay not, princes, at this accident,