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noun | verb dismaydismay1 /dɪsˈmeɪ/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] ► with dismay Many women discover with dismay that their salaries will not pay for child care. ► in dismay Neighbors stared in dismay at the damage the tornado had caused. ► To the dismay of To the dismay of his parents, he’s moving back in with them. ► expressed dismay Members of Congress expressed dismay at the cost of the new bombers. the worry, disappointment, or unhappiness you feel when something bad happens: Many women discover with dismay that their salaries will not pay for child care. Neighbors stared in dismay at the damage the tornado had caused. To the dismay of his parents, he’s moving back in with them. Members of Congress expressed dismay at the cost of the new bombers. noun | verb dismaydismay2 verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYdismay2Origin: 1300-1400 Old French desmaiier VERB TABLEdismay |
Present | I, you, we, they | dismay | | he, she, it | dismays | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | dismayed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have dismayed | | he, she, it | has dismayed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had dismayed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will dismay | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have dismayed |
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Present | I | am dismaying | | he, she, it | is dismaying | | you, we, they | are dismaying | Past | I, he, she, it | was dismaying | | you, we, they | were dismaying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been dismaying | | he, she, it | has been dismaying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been dismaying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be dismaying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been dismaying |
to make someone feel worried, disappointed, and upset: The horrible pictures on TV dismayed the American public. |