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'dismay' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'dismay' with 5 example sentences.


dismay noun

: the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

: fear resulting from the awareness of danger

dismay verb

: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised


  • The children played in the mud, much to their parents' dismay.
  • This mysterious catastrophe dismayed the whole village.
  • To my dismay, he was caught cheating in the examination.
  • To my dismay, I found I had lost my money.
  • She was dismayed at the news.
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