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Devastated vs Dismayed - What's the difference?

devastated | dismayed |

As adjectives the difference between devastated and dismayed

is that devastated is ruined, ravaged while dismayed is having the emotion of dismay.

As a verb devastated

is (devastate).

devastated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Ruined, ravaged
  • Extremely upset and shocked.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (devastate)

    • dismayed

    English

    Adjective

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

    Derived terms

    * dismayedness