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dismayed

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdɪsˈmeɪd/

Collocations for "dismayed"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "dismayed" in context.

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dismay

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [sheer, evident, pure, great, total, complete] dismay
  2. showed [sheer] dismay at [how, how little, what, why]
  3. caused dismay among the [public, audience, fans, students]
  4. her [falling, poor] grades caused her parents dismay
  5. the fans [watched, looked on] in dismay
  6. much to the [audience's] dismay
  7. much to his dismay, [she left him, he lost]
  8. my heart [sank, heaved, pounded] with dismay
  9. her (total) dismay was [clear, evident]
  10. imagine their dismay [over, when]
  11. was [met, noted, observed, watched] with dismay
  12. expressed their (total) dismay [at, over, with]
  13. [a look, an expression, a face] of total dismay
  14. dismay at the total lack of
  15. his dismissal from [office, employment, work, school, university]
  16. his dismissal from the [club, match, tournament]
v
  1. dismayed [the audience, viewers, parents, readers, the public, experts]
  2. dismayed by the [decision, findings, management]
  3. dismayed by the [poor, failing, awful] [decision]
  4. [the public, experts, workers] were dismayed by the [decision]
  5. the new [law, ruling, decree] dismayed the [public]
  6. the [child's] grades dismayed her [parents, teacher]
  7. dismayed to [hear, learn, read, see]
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