All 6 Uses of
dismay
in
Lonesome Dove
- To his dismay, the sight of such a safe, familiar place made him want to cry.†
Chpt 11-12 *dismay = sadness, disappointment, or worry
- He repeated several times his dismay at her having been stuck for so long in a dismal hole like Lonesome Dove.†
Chpt 17-18
- Then, to his dismay, he looked back and saw twenty or thirty cattle standing behind them.†
Chpt 25-25
- He tipped his hat to Peach and started for the cabin, but to his dismay Peach and Charlie stayed right at his heels.†
Chpt 28-29
- The Indians were dismayed; they flailed at the horses with their rifles, but the horses were spooked.†
Chpt 56-57
- They jabbered and pointed to the west, laughing, and then, to his dismay, three of them began to whoop at the cattle and got them started west.†
Chpt 66-67dismay = sadness, disappointment, or worry
Definition:
to feel sadness, disappointment, or worry -- typically in response to something surprising