dismay
Example Sentences
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“Shock and dismay is a lot of what I’m hearing.”
By what some would say was luck, Rachel found herself in the final, to the dismay of anyone backing the faithfuls.
From BBC
The co-owner of the Swiss bar hit by a deadly fire during New Year celebrations was released from custody on Friday after bail was paid on his behalf, dismaying victims' families.
From Barron's
It was unclear who exactly had been cursed, the lizard or the French, but a permanent-seeming curse it turned out to be, to the dismay of both reptile and country.
From Literature
And many of the listeners who'd been playing Rose's music reacted with dismay when they learned she might not exist.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
