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Definition
to feel sadness, disappointment, or worry — typically in response to something surprising
- After the first and only stoplight, the speed limit dropped to twenty-five miles an hour, and slowing the car, Jeremy took in the scene with dismay.Chapter Two (52% in)
- To her dismay, she felt tears begin to well in her eyes.Chapter Seventeen (96% in)
There are no more uses of "dismay" in True Believer by Sparks.
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