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anbhá — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • consternation noun Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.
  • dismay noun A strong feeling of sudden worry, disappointment, or discouragement.
  • panic noun A sudden overwhelming feeling of fear that makes it hard to think clearly.

Senses

anbhá is used for these senses in English:

  • consternation Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.
  • desperation A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope.
  • dismay 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
  • panic (uncountable) Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare.

dismay — full definition

  1. noun A strong feeling of sudden worry, disappointment, or discouragement.
  2. verb To fill someone with worry, disappointment, or a sudden loss of confidence.

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