dismayed

[ dis-meyd ]
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adjective
  1. thoroughly disheartened, as by sudden danger or trouble: When he was sick and in prison, and the non-cooperation movement ebbed, Gandhi was not dismayed or discouraged.

  2. surprised and disillusioned or disappointed: Many were dismayed at the way the ad trivialized the Tibetan people's struggle for freedom and survival.

  1. alarmed or perturbed: As a teacher in a K-8 school, I am extremely dismayed at the talk of more unstable funding for education.

verb
  1. the simple past tense and past participle of dismay.

Origin of dismayed

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Other words from dismayed

  • dis·mayed·ness [dis-meyd-nis, -mey-id-], /dɪsˈmeɪd nɪs, -ˈmeɪ ɪd-/, noun
  • un·dis·mayed, adjective

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