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   What does dismay mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! DISMAY definition: 1. a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment: 2. to make someone feel unhappy and disappointed…. Learn more.

   DISMAY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   What does 'deep dismay' mean?

   • The government has expressed ‘deep dismay’ at police violence against protesters. Imagine my dismay when I saw his picture in the paper. The laws on hunting cause dismay to many animal lovers. Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin dis- (expressing negation) + the Germanic base of the verb may.

   dismay noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes

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   What is the difference between dismay and appall?

   • dismay implies that one is disconcerted and at a loss as to how to deal with something. appall implies that one is faced with that which perturbs, confounds, or shocks. horrify stresses a reaction of horror or revulsion. daunt suggests a cowing, disheartening, or frightening in a venture requiring courage.

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   What is the difference between dismay and horrify?

   • dismay, appall, horrify, daunt mean to unnerve or deter by arousing fear, apprehension, or aversion. dismay implies that one is disconcerted and at a loss as to how to deal with something. appall implies that one is faced with that which perturbs, confounds, or shocks. horrify stresses a reaction of horror or revulsion.

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   What did the fans watch in/with dismay?

   • in/with dismay The fans watched in/with dismay as their team lost 42–11. to someone's dismay She discovered, to her dismay, that her exam was a whole month earlier than she'd expected. The prospect of more road-building dismays environmentalists. She discovered, to her dismay, that she had locked her keys inside her car.

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   What did she discover to someone's dismay?

   • to someone's dismay She discovered, to her dismay, that her exam was a whole month earlier than she'd expected. The prospect of more road-building dismays environmentalists. She discovered, to her dismay, that she had locked her keys inside her car. They enjoyed the meal but were dismayed by how much it cost.

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   The meaning of DISMAY is to cause to lose courage or resolution (as because of alarm or fear). How to use dismay in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dismay.

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   DISMAY definition: 1. a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment: 2. to make someone feel unhappy and disappointed…. Learn more.

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   Dismay describes an emotional state of alarm, fear, or serious disappointment. ... The last bit of dismay most likely comes from the Germanic word magan, meaning "to ...

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   Dismay definition: to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt. See examples of DISMAY used in a sentence.

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   3 meanings: 1. to fill with apprehension or alarm 2. to fill with depression or discouragement 3. consternation or agitation.... Click for more definitions.

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   Define dismay. dismay synonyms, dismay pronunciation, dismay translation, English dictionary definition of dismay. tr.v. dis·mayed , dis·may·ing , dis·mays 1. To ...

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   his dismay at her reaction; Louise stared at the torn letter in dismay. Much to my dismay, she was out when I called. Imagine my dismay when I saw his picture in the paper. The news was greeted with widespread dismay. The laws on hunting cause dismay to many animal lovers. What she heard filled her with dismay. I felt a jolt of dismay.