dismay

His critiques of both communism and unrestrained capitalism stemmed from his dismay that each of them undermined the dignity of human beings created in God’s image.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

"We express our sorrow and dismay at the deaths of 16 elderly people in this tragedy," authorities in the municipality of Pitrufquen said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

To their presumable dismay, there are no scenes of the singer quitting the tour to go house-hunting, external; throwing snooker balls at Blur, external; or starting a fight on a cross-channel ferry.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Meanwhile, those at the back of the “Clubhouse” tier danced freely in yards of open space, twirling, to the dismay of the onlooking VIP crowd.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

There was a buzz of excitement and then a groan of dismay from the villagers.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

Yet the world's inability to fund more Mosquirix shots dismays many in Africa.

From Reuters ● Jul. 13, 2022

Archpriest Andriy Pinchuk, 44, the former mayor of a small agricultural village just south of the central city of Dnipro, said the hesitancy dismays many parish priests.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2022

“I think, though, that it’s all right for you to say that this concerns you, that it dismays you, and you are always concerned with aggression,” Johnson told Nixon, referring to him as “Dick.”

From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2022

The Chattahoochee River and its tributaries flow through metropolitan Atlanta, but they hardly register for most people in the city — a disconnect that dismays Jonathan Keats.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2022

From the little he knows about Russian writers, it dismays him that his parents chose the weirdest namesake.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Among other things, James was dismayed that the Writers Guild of America — which had separately sued to block the deal — hadn’t been brought into the negotiations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Beijing was initially dismayed by the coup that triggered chaos on its doorstep, analysts said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

However, he told the inquest she had been "dismayed" to learn Morgan was joining the club in February 2023.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Ogilvie’s Connecticut Congregationalist peers would have been dismayed to see the fruit of Protestant evangelism turn against American independence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Herbert said, “Certainly,” but looked as if there were no specific consolation in this, and remained perplexed and dismayed.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

Since Shakespeare’s verse for the young lovers is among his most rhapsodic and hypnotically beautiful, the choice is dismaying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

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 ● Jan. 23, 2026

Within that sphere we’re treated to a voice performance by Woods that is a small, hilarious, somewhat dismaying tour de force.

From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024

These Somebodies are seated in the audience and called onto the stage after God, unhappy with his creation, asks Death to retrieve humanity for an accounting of its dismaying conduct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2022

The play of symbols, once she had discovered the pattern of it, was dismaying.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman