Dismay - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪsˈmeɪ|  American pronunciation of the word dismay
Brit.  |dɪsˈmeɪ|  British pronunciation of the word dismay

noun

- the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles (syn: discouragement)
- fear resulting from the awareness of danger (syn: alarm, consternation)

verb

- lower someone's spirits; make downhearted (syn: cast down, deject, demoralize, depress, dispirit, get down)
- fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised (syn: alarm, appal, appall, horrify)

Extra examples

Her choice of career dismays her parents.

...the imposing climb up the mountain dismayed us even before we got started...

His comments were met with cries of dismay.

They watched in dismay as the house burned.

Much to the dismay of her fans, she announced her retirement immediately after the book's release.

To my dismay, I did not get chosen for the job.

We listened with dismay to the news of the accident.

It dismayed me to learn of her actions.

They stared at each other in dismay.

I found to my dismay that I had left my notes behind.

The thought of leaving filled him with dismay.

The poor election turnout dismayed politicians.

Fear, hope, dismay featured every face.

She assumed an air of confidence in spite of her dismay.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: dismay
he/she/it: dismays
present participle: dismaying
past tense: dismayed
past participle: dismayed
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