dismayed

[dis-meyd]

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.

3. 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.

Other Word Forms

• dismayedness noun
• undismayed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dismayed¹

dismay ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

But, he told a dismayed Combs, who twice tilted his head up and sighed, there was light at the end of his jail sentence.

From BBC

“If we don’t feel comfortable using certain guys with an eight-run lead, then we’ve got to think through some things,” said a dismayed Roberts.

From Los Angeles Times

"I'm angry and dismayed because money allocated for flood control projects in our province went to waste, to people who used it for their personal gain," he says.

From BBC

Some of the friends who helped McGee on the night of his overdose grew distant for a time, too dismayed over the turmoil he was causing himself and those around him.

From Los Angeles Times

Increasingly dismayed, Dudek hatched a plan that seemed to embody his mix of good intentions, hubris and melodrama.

From Salon

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