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Meanings of dismayed in English

Struck with fear, dread, or consternation.

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Usage of dismayed in English
1
Abernathy was thoroughly dismayed and expressed the fact in no uncertain terms.
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2
But she didn't look the least bit dismayed by what had happened.
Jewels
3
The failure to resolve the central problem of emissions dismayed environmental groups.
Reuters
4
Once it was, however, he was dismayed to see the initial designs.
The Guardian
5
He added: I'm dismayed the club does not accept women as members.
The Guardian
6
The imperialists were for the moment dismayed, and the Taepings correspondingly encouraged.
China
7
The dismayed Athribis cast the other papyri on the roof, and fled.
Out of the Triangle: A Story of the Far East
8
The blackout left many viewers dismayed or convinced they had lost reception.
Reuters
9
She checked her watch and was dismayed to find he was right.
Another life
10
He wanted to judge and be just; but that image dismayed him.
From the Ranks
11
But O'Brolcháin is not alone in feeling dismayed about what just happened.
The Irish Times
12
The broadcloth and beaver of her metropolitan sisters puzzled and dismayed him.
Madcap
13
Hubbard's participation in women's events has dismayed rival lifters and their coaches.
Reuters
14
He did not speak further, and something in his silence dismayed her.
The Odds / And Other Stories
15
The prison-doors were thrown open to the Loyalists, their persecutors fled dismayed.
The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 / An Historical Novel
16
Finally, he was dismayed by the feuding between the president's various doctors.
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United Kingdom
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Ireland
Common
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