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dismay
noun [U] /dɪˈsmeɪ/Definition
C2 a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment: Aid workers were said to have been filled with dismay by the appalling conditions that the refugees were living in. The supporters watched in/with dismay as their team lost 6–0. She discovered, to her dismay, that her exam was a whole month earlier than she'd expected.Sadness and regret dismay
verb [T] dismayed
/-ˈsmeɪd/ adjective › I was dismayed to discover that he'd lied.Feeling sad and unhappy
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Synonyms and related words:
- (that) Monday morning feeling idiom
- a heavy heart idiom
- be/weigh on your conscience idiom
- bitter adjective (ANGRY)
- bring a lump to your throat idiom
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- grief noun
- guilt noun (FEELING)
- guilt-trip verb
- heartache noun
- heartbreak noun
- in all conscience idiom
- mourning noun
- regret noun
- sick to your stomach idiom
- slough noun (SADNESS)
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- sting noun (HURT)
- turn the clock back idiom
- void noun
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