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dismay
noun as in disappointed feeling; distress
verb as in disappoint, fill with consternation
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All of the officials interviewed expressed dismay about the possibility that direct payments were made to the group.
The angsty, hazy mind of a teenager is a source of constant befuddlement and dismay for full-grown observers.
And then there's a boy of about 16 (who, to my dismay, has no involvement in the show) wearing a hat made of aluminum foil.
What can we do except to throw up our hands in dismay at the baffling nature of life?
The humility of Joseph to accept this news when most would have responded with incredulity and dismay.
Liszt looked at it, and to her fright and dismay cried out in a fit of impatience, "No, I won't hear it!"
From mere regrets he was passing now, through dismay, into utter repentance of his promise.
But even such reproof may be carried too far as on one occasion I found to my dismay.
He gave so violent a start, his face expressed so much of apprehension and dismay, that I stared at him blankly.
Eyes exchanged quick, anxious glances, questioning, expressive of dismay.
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On this page you'll find 173 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dismay, such as: alarm, anxiety, apprehension, chagrin, consternation, and disillusionment.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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