dismay
US: /dɪsˈmeɪ/
UK: /dɪsmˈeɪ/
UK: /dɪsmˈeɪ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
dismay /dis'mei/
- danh từ
- sự mất tinh thần; sự mất hết can đảm
- sự mất tinh thần; sự mất hết can đảm
- ngoại động từ
- làm mất tinh thần; làm mất hết can đảm
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun [U] a worried, sad feeling after you have received an unpleasant surprise: She could not hide her dismay at the result. + He looked at her in dismay. + To her dismay, her name was not on the list. + The news has been greeted with dismay by local business leaders.
+ verb [VN] to make sb feel shocked and disappointed: Their reaction dismayed him.
dismayed adjective ~ (at / by sth)
~ to find, hear, see, etc.: He was dismayed at the change in his old friend. + The suggestion was greeted by a dismayed silence. + They were dismayed to find that the ferry had already left.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 alarm, frighten, scare, terrify, appal, panic, horrify, petrify, intimidate, cow, disconcert, unnerve:
We were dismayed when the motor-cycle gang came to the house.
2 unsettle, discompose, upset, discourage, take aback, startle, shock, put off, dishearten:
I was dismayed to hear she was still married to Grimsby.
n.
3 consternation, alarm, anxiety, agitation, terror, panic, horror, shock, fright, fear, trepidation, apprehension, dread, awe:
The thought of the children alone in the boat filled me with dismay.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
deep, great
The government has expressed ‘deep dismay’ at police violence against protesters.
| growing, mounting | widespread
VERB + DISMAY
feel
I felt a mounting dismay at the prospect.
| express | hide
It was impossible to hide my dismay at what I had seen.
| cause
The laws on hunting cause dismay to many animal lovers.
| be regarded with, be greeted with, be viewed with
The news was greeted with widespread dismay.
PREP.
in ~
Louise stared at the torn letter in dismay.
| with ~
I read of her resignation with some dismay.
| ~ at
his dismay at her reaction
| ~ over
Brady made no secret of his dismay over his treatment.
PHRASES
(much) to your dismay
Much to my dismay, she was out when I called.
Concise English dictionary
dismays|dismayed|dismayingdɪs'meɪ
noun
+the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
+fear resulting from the awareness of danger
verb
+lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
+fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
