Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
dismayed
IPA transcription: [dɪsm'eɪd]
adverb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
aghast(p), appalled, dismayed, shocked
Meaning:
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
Usage examples
The Lords-Master looked dismayed.
Joam restrained by a gesture his dismayed children and servants.
"But, my dear, you must never think of riding out alone," exclaimed the dismayed Mrs. Condiment.
Graciosa stood dismayed, turning the skein over and over, and breaking hundreds of threads each time.
"My Lord, but the major will be hopping if he finds it out!" was good Mrs. Condiment's dismayed exclamation.
Of course, it was a great secret, and perhaps I should not have named it now,' said Margaret, a little dismayed.
On catching sight of their mother they were dismayed, but, looking into her face, they saw they were not doing wrong.
The blacks, at first dismayed at the death of their leader, were now worked to a frenzy of rage and a determination to be avenged.
Towards night the fear of having no shelter made the two friends so dreadfully dismayed that the Fairy Tulip suddenly appeared before them.
His extensive capacity enabled him to form the most enlarged projects: his enterprising genius was not dismayed with the boldest and most dangerous.