Get to know Dismayed better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like aghast or appalled.
Dismayed meaning
simple past and past participle of dismay
Using Dismayed
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of dismay
- Useful related words include: aghast, appalled, shocked, afraid.
- In the example corpus, dismayed often appears in combinations such as: dismayed by, was dismayed, dismayed to.
Context around Dismayed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 8 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dismayed
- In this selection, "dismayed" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, deeply, feel, pretty and aldean stand out and add context to how "dismayed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a little dismayed so i and am deeply dismayed by the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dismayed" sits close to words such as adultery, aromatic and assures, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dismayed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They are shocked, dismayed and justifiably angry. (7 words)
Jang, however, is not overly dismayed by these potential challenges. (10 words)
I am not the only commentator to feel dismayed and frustrated by this. (13 words)
My young interlocutor looked confused, even a little dismayed, so I assured her that the numbers were available online if she wanted to look them up — as she ought to look up “Margaret Sanger” and check out her views on race and genetics. (43 words)
Like Bruce Wayne at his most embittered and dismayed, Aldean denounces small-time urban thugs who “sucker punch somebody on a sidewalk”, “carjack an old lady at a red light” or “pull a gun on the owner of a liquor store”. (41 words)
Not only does this appease fans who were dismayed to see the titles leaving HBO Max, but it also benefits a cash-strapped WBD as it can renew those licensing deals to recoup the costs from its merger. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
As one of the 10 fastest from practice, Espargaro was able to sit out the opening qualifying session but was dismayed when it started to pour as that session ended.
But fans were just as dismayed to learn from her daughters that Retton, a highly decorated public figure who supposedly earned millions from endorsement deals over the years, has no health insurance.
Fans were dismayed, to say the least, and they didn’t hold back with their complaints.
However, when she received the dessert, she was dismayed to find a tiny cake with no toppings, poorly iced decorations and messy drip icing.
I am not the only commentator to feel dismayed and frustrated by this.
In a letter directed to property management company Centrick, Mr Chueng fumed: “I am deeply dismayed by the consistent lack of cleanliness in the building.
I’ve been pretty dismayed at the general attitude of “oh well the young’uns will moan but so long as they turn up to deliver leaflets who really cares”, to be honest.
I was dismayed to learn on April 14, 2023 that they were unwilling to approve my appeal.
Jang, however, is not overly dismayed by these potential challenges.
Like Bruce Wayne at his most embittered and dismayed, Aldean denounces small-time urban thugs who “sucker punch somebody on a sidewalk”, “carjack an old lady at a red light” or “pull a gun on the owner of a liquor store”.
My young interlocutor looked confused, even a little dismayed, so I assured her that the numbers were available online if she wanted to look them up — as she ought to look up “Margaret Sanger” and check out her views on race and genetics.
Not only does this appease fans who were dismayed to see the titles leaving HBO Max, but it also benefits a cash-strapped WBD as it can renew those licensing deals to recoup the costs from its merger.
Tellingly, Kipchoge is dismayed when he hears how most people train for long runs.
The people were in an uproar, dismayed and embarrassed by the scathing words of the usually mild-mannered and gentle R’ Yisroel.
They are shocked, dismayed and justifiably angry.
They were also dismayed by the dissolution of the Future Forward party, which they believed was an unfair use of state power.
Those critics must be dismayed that Fox and its employees will not be raked over the coals and otherwise humiliated in the court of public opinion, as well as in the courtroom.
Unesco, the UN's cultural agency, said it was "deeply dismayed and condemns in the strongest terms" the attack on the historic centre of Odesa.
We may be disappointed and dismayed by the outcome of the exercise but we have chosen to trudge on and to remain optimistic of what the future holds for the nation.
A source said: “Nobody was aware of White’s political leanings and it is fair to say the Lawscot Foundation was dismayed to find out about them.
Common combinations with dismayed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- dismayed by 38×
- was dismayed 35×
- dismayed to 26×
- dismayed at 21×
- were dismayed 17×
- dismayed that 17×
- and dismayed 12×
- is dismayed 12×
- dismayed and 11×
- dismayed when 9×