How do you use Dismay in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like alarm or fright, plus the exact meaning.
Dismay meaning
- To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy.
- To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.
- To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.
Synonyms of Dismay
Using Dismay
- The main meaning on this page is: To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy. | To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet. | To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.
- Useful related words include: alarm, fright, demoralize, dispirit.
- In the example corpus, dismay often appears in combinations such as: the dismay, dismay of, dismay at.
Context around Dismay
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dismay
- In this selection, "dismay" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, expressed, caused, worker, lizzo, laviers and disappointment stand out and add context to how "dismay" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include to the dismay of some and anthony expressed dismay over the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dismay" sits close to words such as affluent, assign and bs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dismay
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Councillor Jaswinder Kaur also expressed her dismay at the situation. (10 words)
But their relief quickly turned to dismay when they uncovered the shocking scene inside. (14 words)
But the move has been greeted with dismay by the main bodies representing doctors. (14 words)
But Benedict never admitted to any Vatican failure on abuse, and much to the dismay of victims, he never took action against bishops who ignored or covered up the abuse of their priests and moved known pedophiles around to abuse again. (41 words)
A family in a small town in New York holds a world record for having the most lights on a residential property to the dismay of some neighbors and the delight of others. (33 words)
At a press conference addressed in Asaba, the State capital, on Wednesday, the Vice president, NMA, Delta State branch, Dr Okwwuze Anthony, expressed dismay over the police preliminary investigation on the death. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to Docherty, the referee did not speak to him “until the dust had settled” and fans were already being turned away from Dens Park in dismay.
A charity's collapse after 28 years caused dismay, but a new lifeline service has emerged.
A family in a small town in New York holds a world record for having the most lights on a residential property to the dismay of some neighbors and the delight of others.
A local resident, who wished to remain anonymous, got in touch with KentOnline to express her dismay at the discarded stories.
As fans online continue to express their shock and dismay, Lizzo released a statement that had some users on the X platform offering their takes.
As noted above, markets were easing financial conditions in January, much to the Fed’s dismay.
As someone who is also a psychologist/psychoanalyst, I read Jamieson Webster’s “The Case Against Being a Good Person” (Opinion guest essay, Aug. 27) with some dismay.
At a press conference addressed in Asaba, the State capital, on Wednesday, the Vice president, NMA, Delta State branch, Dr Okwwuze Anthony, expressed dismay over the police preliminary investigation on the death.
At tech firms where CEOs received an increase in compensation alongside layoffs, the divergent fortunes likely exacerbated worker dismay, LaViers added.
BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappaaccused in a bribery case, got anticipatory bail Tuesday, the Bengaluru Advocates Association expressed dismay at the swiftness with which the matter was posted.
Both DeShields and Gallagher entered the fourth quarter with four fouls, but they finished the entirety of the game to the dismay of Belle Vernon coach Joe Salvino.
But Benedict never admitted to any Vatican failure on abuse, and much to the dismay of victims, he never took action against bishops who ignored or covered up the abuse of their priests and moved known pedophiles around to abuse again.
But their relief quickly turned to dismay when they uncovered the shocking scene inside.
But the move has been greeted with dismay by the main bodies representing doctors.
But to their dismay, the ongoing writers’ strike has put a speed breaker on that.
Councillor Jaswinder Kaur also expressed her dismay at the situation.
Fast forward to May and a lot of the players that had fans brimming with optimism are now the same ones that have rueful supporters shaking their head in dismay.
France no longer manufactures that ammo — much to the dismay of some lawmakers, who argue it's a sovereignty issue.
Gboluaje said: “We watch with dismay, disappointment and sadness how the noble ideal of Afenifere founding fathers has been bastardised in the last year.
He boasted after his second triumph that “we have no one left to lose to” and, to the dismay of many supporters, decamped to Brussels before finishing his second term.
Common combinations with dismay
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the dismay 40×
- dismay of 37×
- dismay at 30×
- expressed dismay 30×
- with dismay 18×
- their dismay 16×
- dismay over 15×
- dismay that 13×
- and dismay 12×
- her dismay 10×