dismay
IPA: dɪsmˈeɪ
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
- Condition fitted to dismay; ruin.
verb
- To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy
- To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.
- To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.
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Examples of "dismay" in Sentences
- The people elated the dismayed men.
- The party was dismayed at the result.
- He is dismayed to find Modi in the pink of health.
- I'm dismayed by the nature of the comments received.
- The general was surprised and dismayed to receive the news.
- Fans of the program were dismayed and voiced their concern.
- In Germany, the population greeted news of the war with dismay.
- On the Sikh side, there was temporary dismay and much recrimination.
- These changes are sometimes to the dismay of fans of the original work.
- The doctor is dismayed to find that the statue is not of him, but of the robot.
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