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is dismayed
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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Now he is dismayed to hear from her.
"IRI is dismayed and disappointed by these actions.
The following morning, Q is dismayed to find Margo gone.
"The youth of today [in Pakistan] is dismayed".
Borgnine's character is dismayed at what he takes to be the treachery of a former colleague.
And Jon, who is dismayed to learn that the drivers he needs don't exist?
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People are dismayed and bewildered.
Romney-Clinton voters are dismayed and conflicted.
Good citizens were dismayed and disgusted.
Democrats are dismayed, as are some moderate Republicans.
"We're dismayed and hurt," Ms. Taylor said.
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