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dismayed

adjective as in shocked

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Many California lawmakers — including Kiley, one of the few GOP lawmakers to openly criticize him — have been dismayed by the deadlock.

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But dismayed by life as it already is, she refuses to cut the rot out from the source and stays in therapy until she circles the drain.

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But he also seemed dismayed by what was going on in the world.

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That advice dismayed physicians, who say that fevers during pregnancy are a greater risk for the unborn and that acetaminophen is safer than alternative fever-reducing medicines.

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“We also still dismayed by basic operational gaps, high unit-closure rates, never-ending international restructuring and dismal earnings results,” he continued, adding: “We remain Neutral.”

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