Collocations for "dismayed"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "dismayed" in context.
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dismay
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [sheer, evident, pure, great, total, complete] dismay
- showed [sheer] dismay at [how, how little, what, why]
- caused dismay among the [public, audience, fans, students]
- her [falling, poor] grades caused her parents dismay
- the fans [watched, looked on] in dismay
- much to the [audience's] dismay
- much to his dismay, [she left him, he lost]
- my heart [sank, heaved, pounded] with dismay
- her (total) dismay was [clear, evident]
- imagine their dismay [over, when]
- was [met, noted, observed, watched] with dismay
- expressed their (total) dismay [at, over, with]
- [a look, an expression, a face] of total dismay
- dismay at the total lack of
- his dismissal from [office, employment, work, school, university]
- his dismissal from the [club, match, tournament]
- dismayed [the audience, viewers, parents, readers, the public, experts]
- dismayed by the [decision, findings, management]
- dismayed by the [poor, failing, awful] [decision]
- [the public, experts, workers] were dismayed by the [decision]
- the new [law, ruling, decree] dismayed the [public]
- the [child's] grades dismayed her [parents, teacher]
- dismayed to [hear, learn, read, see]
'dismayed' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):