All 4 Uses of
dismay
in
Great Expectations
- As I fixed my eyes hopelessly on Joe, Joe contemplated me in dismay.†
p. 73.1 *dismay = sadness, disappointment, or worry
- She quite gloated on these questions and answers, so keen was her enjoyment of Sarah Pocket's jealous dismay.†
p. 166.8
- So imperfect was this realization of the first of my great expectations, that I looked in dismay at Mr. Wemmick.†
p. 181.7
- Herbert said, "Certainly," but looked as if there were no specific consolation in this, and remained perplexed and dismayed.†
p. 361.1
Definition:
to feel sadness, disappointment, or worry -- typically in response to something surprising