'dismay' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'dismay' with 5 example sentences.
- dismay noun
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: the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
: fear resulting from the awareness of danger
- dismay verb
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: 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.