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Definition
to feel sadness, disappointment, or worry — typically in response to something surprising
- "How you hate everything old!" said Phoebe in dismay.Chapter 12 — The Daguerreotypist (82% in)
- "God," said the dying man, pointing his finger, with a ghastly look, at the undismayed countenance of his enemy,—"God will give him blood to drink!"Chapter 1 — The Old Pyncheon Family (14% in)
There are no more uses of "dismay" in The House of the Seven Gables.
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