All 5 Uses

dismay
in
Misery, by Stephen King
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"Aye, she was fine," Geoffrey said gently, and found to his dismay that his own tears were now close, like a cloudburst which threatens on a late summer's afternoon.†
Chpt 2

dismay = sadness, disappointment, or worry
He should feel angry and dismayed, he supposed.†
Chpt 2 *
Paul was dismayed by the depth of this slyness.†
Chpt 3
His dismay deepened.†
Chpt 3

dismay = sadness, disappointment, or worry
He used the bedpan and it hurt to piss and he realized with some dismay that a urinary infection was probably setting in.†
Chpt 3

Definitions:

(1) (dismay)
to feel sadness, disappointment, or worry -- typically in response to something surprising
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)