All 10 Uses of
dismay
in
Catch-22
- 'To who?' cried Milo, in a voice cracking with dismay.†
Chpt 7 *
- His great dismay at the announcement of Major Major's appointment as squadron commander was tinged with an embittered resentment he made no effort to conceal.†
Chpt 11
- I can assure you, my outraged young friend' — the old man's knowing, disdainful eyes shone even more effervescently as Nately's stuttering dismay increased — 'that you and your country will have a no more loyal partisan in Italy than me — but only as long as you remain in Italy.'†
Chpt 23
- Colonel Cathcart let go a stricken gasp of dismay and hurled himself headlong into his jeep, almost sobbing.†
Chpt 24
- Yossarian gawked at Doc Daneeka in grotesque dismay.†
Chpt 27
- Major Danby was dismayed that McWatt too was registering opposition.†
Chpt 29
- 'Colonel, I'm not going to stand for it any more,' he declared with vehement determination, and watched in dismay as Colonel Korn went trotting by up the steps without even noticing him.†
Chpt 36
- A moan of incredulous dismay wafted from his lips as, still clutching his throbbing, tender, burning bowels in both hands, he dropped his full weight down against her shins and knocked her legs out from under her.†
Chpt 38
- 'Oh, it will be a lot easier than you think,' Colonel Korn taunted in return, undismayed by Yossarian's barb.†
Chpt 40
- He bristled with bellicose dismay.†
Chpt 41
Definition:
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(dismay) to feel sadness, disappointment, or worry -- typically in response to something surprising