dismayed
2
4.3
- adjective
- /dɪsˈmeɪd/
:
consternado
- Read on, and find yourself as shocked and dismayed as I am:
- very dismayed
- deeply dismayed
- so dismayed
Frankly, I was shocked and dismayed, really upset.
- Frankly, I was shocked and dismayed, really upset.
- We had to they were worried about seal procreation, whether the Seals would be dismayed by the Sonic booms.
- I count myself among those Vietnamese dismayed by America's deeds but tempted to believe in its words.
- So don't be dismayed if you start law school and you don't have this perfect clean path to get to real property.
- And he also is very dismayed by the vitriol.
- Zionists were mostly dismayed by the inquiry because its findings undermine their argument that Jews and Arabs could coexist peacefully.
- The speculation is amused and dismayed.
- Greed sees good works and sees the writing on the wall, is dismayed, tries to get away.
- being kind of dismayed about some people that I've had as care providers, My doctor, like my GP
Examples
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I was very dismayed at the cost of the products!
Blog text (6) -
Yet he, like many Americans, is dismayed by the prospect of war.
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And finally, so do not be afraid, for I am with you and do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
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I was dismayed that while I was, my only hope was the free world.
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"I said nothing, surprised and dismayed that my sister had discussed me in any kind of detail at all.
Fiction book (1997) -
The more I learn, the more I am shocked and dismayed.
Blog text (19) -
We were all so shocked, so dismayed, so betrayed.
Blog text (19) -
I am not surprised, but I am very dismayed at it and the apparent criminality that may be involved.
Blog text (3) -
When farmers hear and read about farmers receiving billions of dollars in government subsidies, they are as dismayed as anyone else.
Blog text (22) -
I was quite dismayed to find some mold in the package that I purchased at our local supermarket.
Synonyms
543
2.1
Feeling surprised and upset because something bad or unexpected happens
527
1.0
Unhappy because something you hoped for did not happen
357
1.0
Feeling sudden wonder when something unexpected happens
35
2.8
Feeling very shocked and upset because something is terrible or frightening
35
2.0
Feeling sad because something does not meet your hopes
28
5.6
Shocked and upset by something bad or wrong
21
2.7
Feeling very surprised by something unexpected or hard to believe
16
7.5
Feeling sad or disappointed about something
16
7.2
Feeling very shocked and upset after seeing or hearing something terrible
9
6.7
Very surprised and unable to speak
5
4.2
Feeling less hopeful and confident after a disappointment
5
7.5
Sad and disappointed because what you hoped for did not happen
1
6.4
Worried or upset because of something unexpected
1
8.4
Feeling upset and embarrassed after failing or being corrected in front of others
1
7.0
Feeling worried and uneasy about something
1
6.9
Feeling confused and uneasy because something surprised you
Feeling very surprised and worried by something unexpected
Very surprised by something you did not expect
Feeling very surprised and unable to speak or move
Extremely disappointed and upset after something goes wrong
Antonyms
How Dismayed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dismayed comes from parts dis- 'away' and may 'power', and it originally meant to have your power taken away. So, to be dismayed is to feel shocked, worried, or unable to act.