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was 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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Exact(23)
As a Christian, I was dismayed".
Santek was dismayed as she finished reading the court files.
I was dismayed and asked what he wanted to eat.
"I was dismayed," he said of the original 1979 release.
He was dismayed to observe that few students ultimately wore them.
Alexander was dismayed and began a series of negotiations with Sproul and the Regents.
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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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