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Meanings of dismayed in English

Struck with fear, dread, or consternation.

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        Examples for "shocked"
        1
        People continue to be shocked at the level violence permeating Angolan society.
        The Guardian
        2
        Results: Parents were shocked by the notification of the abnormal test result.
        Pubmed
        3
        He cannot later claim to be shocked by this situation, said Steenhuisen.
        The South African
        4
        I work seven days a week, he confessed, and she looked shocked.
        Fine things
        5
        The severe restrictions shocked many small businesses, which fear for their future.
        Radio NZ
        1
        Gormley said: I'm pretty appalled about what it says about human nature.
        The Guardian
        2
        We're appalled that some people chose to abuse her, said the statement.
        The Guardian
        3
        The Northern Ireland secretary, James Brokenshire, said he was shocked and appalled.
        The Guardian
        4
        The team's main sponsor is appalled and now New… Read more Audio
        Radio NZ
        5
        I was appalled at the refereeing of Pat Horan today, said Fitzgerald.
        The Irish Times
        1
        Many foreign leaders said they were aghast over the new US policy.
        News.com.au
        2
        Lucy sat aghast; then inquired in tender anxiety what was the matter.
        Love Me Little, Love Me Long
        3
        The young man stood in the gloom of the dark room aghast.
        The Duke's Children
        4
        Mr. Threader-who'darrived a quarter of an hour previously-hadbeen quite aghast.
        The system of the world
        5
        The next moment Elias came in from the shop, and stood aghast.
        The Cloister and the Hearth
        Usage of dismayed in English
        1
        Abernathy was thoroughly dismayed and expressed the fact in no uncertain terms.
        Magic Kingdom for Sale - SOLD!
        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.
        One minute to midnight: kennedy, khrushchev, and castro on the b...
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