Dictionary
is dismay
verb
To disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive of firmness and energy through fear; to daunt; to appall; to terrify.
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These days there's no time to get bored, happiness has vanished somewhere in the world, and all that's left is dismay.
Powell, once seen as the establishment's voice within the White House, has quit in what her many friends around town say is dismay.
But while some confusion may exist, the predominant sentiment is dismay.
There is dismay; the news is not good.
On the left and in social movements, there is dismay.
One presumed reason for Rooney's change of heart is dismay that the club is not signing expensive new players.
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French business is dismayed.
It is dismaying – and probably inevitable.
Newham's mayor, Sir Robin Wales, is dismayed.
Back at his supermarket trolley, Mr Schnebli is dismayed.
Without strong leadership, the Senate's record is dismaying.
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