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Definition
to feel sadness, disappointment, or worry — typically in response to something surprising- Don't be dismayed. I have a solution.
dismayed = sad, disappointed, or worried
- Hope was replaced by dismay.
- Much to my dismay, they scheduled me to work on Labor Day.
- She was dismayed at this turn of events.
- "Oh, I BEG your pardon!" she exclaimed in a tone of great dismay,Lewis Carroll -- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- and over all their faces there came an expression of uttermost dismay.C.S. Lewis -- The Last Battle
- "Somebody's mashed my costume," I wailed in dismay.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- But he was a little dismayed that his schedule left no time, apparently, for recreation.Lois Lowry -- The Giver
- ...and suddenly the odor of kerosene made him vomit.
Mildred came in, humming. She was surprised. "Why'd you do that?"
He looked with dismay at the floor. "We burned an old woman with her books."Ray Bradbury -- Fahrenheit 451 - The others looked dismayed; only Aragorn, who knew Gandalf well, remained silent and unmoved.J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Fellowship of the Ring
- He was quite dismayed when he first began to find it out—that most of the men hated their work.Upton Sinclair -- The Jungle
- ...suddenly a look of dismay came over his face.J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Return of the King
- They leaped into the air and clutched the brass pole as if it were the last vantage point above a tidal wave passing below, and then the brass pole, to their dismay, slid them down into darkness, into the blast and cough and suction of the gaseous dragon roaring to life!Ray Bradbury -- Fahrenheit 451
- Seven or eight people were gathered about it when Adams and his friend arrived, and Jurgis saw to his dismay that three of them were ladies.Upton Sinclair -- The Jungle
- And he stood for a moment, hesitating, helpless with dismay.Upton Sinclair -- The Jungle
- Jurgis sat dumb with dismay.Upton Sinclair -- The Jungle
- Jurgis gave vent to a cry of dismay, cut off suddenly by the policeman, who seized him by the collar.Upton Sinclair -- The Jungle
- And Jurgis gave a cry of dismay.Upton Sinclair -- The Jungle
- Then they escorted her to the ladder, and Jurgis heard her give an exclamation of dismay.Upton Sinclair -- The Jungle
- There came one of those hysterical crises that had so often dismayed him.Upton Sinclair -- The Jungle
dismay = a feeling sadness, disappointment, or worry
dismay = disappointment or sadness
dismayed = sad, disappointed, or worried
dismay = upset (by her error)
dismay = sadness, worry, or discouragement
dismay = sadness or disappointment
dismayed = sad
dismay = sadness or distress
dismayed = worried or discouraged
dismayed = disappointed or worried
dismay = worry
dismay = disappointment or worry