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Pained vs Dismayed - What's the difference?

pained | dismayed | Related terms |

Pained is a related term of dismayed.


As adjectives the difference between pained and dismayed

is that pained is in pain, especially in an emotional sense while dismayed is having the emotion of dismay.

As a verb pained

is (pain).

pained

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • In pain, especially in an emotional sense.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (pain)

    • dismayed

    English

    Adjective

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

    Derived terms

    * dismayedness