dismayed
adjectiveUpset or discouraged by an unwelcome development.
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Clear all filtersUpset or discouraged by an unwelcome development.
Clearly separate or different; also readily noticed or understood.
Separate or different
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A difference that sets things apart, or an achievement that makes someone stand out.
Difference that separates
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Having the greatest influence, power, or prominence in a setting.
Most influential or prominent
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Regularly present or characteristic within a particular place or group.
A guiding set of values or principles about how to act.
Accepted rules of polite or appropriate conduct in a particular setting.
A supporting structure or organized set of ideas used to guide understanding or action.
Unable to be changed.
To drive or strongly urge someone or something toward action.
To initiate or provoke an action or event.
Start or provoke
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To free someone or something from control, restriction, or confinement.
Of an asset, readily convertible to cash.
The ease and speed with which an asset can be traded or converted to money without a substantial loss in value.
Unwilling to consider ideas or practices beyond a limited set of familiar views.
Someone who uses circumstances for personal advantage, often setting principles aside.
To reject or reverse a decision through superior authority.
To calm someone who is angry or upset.
Calm anger
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Troubled or unsettled.
Troubled or unsettled
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A collection of investments held by a person or organization.
Collection of investments
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Unstable, insecure, or exposed to danger or failure.
Unstable or insecure
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To cause something to happen suddenly or sooner than expected.
Most common, influential, or important in a particular setting.
Most influential
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Widespread or commonly occurring in a particular place or time.
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