All 15 Uses of
dismay
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- Where is the daughter who had pity upon the filthy drunkard, her earthly father, undismayed by his beastliness?'†
Chpt 1.2undismayed = not sad, disappointed, or worriedstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in undismayed means not and reverses the meaning of dismayed. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- The drunken man was more and more overcome by dismay and confusion as they drew nearer the house.†
Chpt 1.2 *dismay = sadness, disappointment, or worry
- A look of dismay came into Luzhin's face.†
Chpt 2.5
- "Come, mamma, come out of the room at least for a minute," Dounia whispered in dismay; "we are distressing him, that's evident."†
Chpt 3.1
- "Dounia, you are hasty, too, be quiet, to-morrow...Don't you see..." the mother interposed in dismay.†
Chpt 3.1
- "Good heavens, Dounia, what is going to happen?" said Pulcheria Alexandrovna, addressing her daughter with anxiety and dismay.†
Chpt 3.1
- Pulcheria Alexandrovna asked in dismay.†
Chpt 4.3
- Sonia looked at him almost with dismay.†
Chpt 4.4
- Sonia unconsciously repeated in dismay.†
Chpt 4.4
- He recognised suddenly, clearly, and with dismay that he ought at once to come to an understanding with that man and to make what terms he could.†
Chpt 6.1
- Raskolnikov asked in dismay.†
Chpt 6.1
- Svidrigailov asked in naive dismay, taking not the slightest notice of the epithet bestowed on his designs.†
Chpt 6.4
- Dounia had never met him like this in the street before and was struck with dismay.†
Chpt 6.5
- Sonia too jumped up from her chair and looked in dismay at Svidrigailov.†
Chpt 6.6
- She rose from the sofa in dismay and stood up facing him.†
Chpt 6.7
Definition:
to feel sadness, disappointment, or worry -- typically in response to something surprising