Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

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.