I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
give/let out a yelp of pain/dismay/surprise etc
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The water was hotter than she had expected, and she gave an involuntary yelp.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
express
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The five main party leaders contesting the general election united to express dismay at the breakdown of the Gatt negotiations.
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Some of them express dismay , others celebrate, but all are astonished.
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The report says that most respondents expressed shock and dismay over racist incidents on campus.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
throw up your hands (in horror/dismay etc)
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But instead of throwing up her hands and blaming the problem on organizational chaos, she stepped back and analyzed the situation.
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Davide had seen the priests, who had shrugged and thrown up their hands indolently at the laundress's problem.
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Even his most recent wife, Mercedes, had thrown up her hands.
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He rounded the bend nearest the building, and nearly dropped the branch for throwing up his hands in frustration.
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Here Abie threw up his hands at the ignorance of policemen.
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Jenny exclaimed to E.. Ames, throwing up her hands.
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Paul Reichmann threw up his hands in protest at the suggestion, but did not utter a sound.
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Then they throw up their hands, wondering why the benefits they have been pursuing never seem to accrue.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And needs change overnight, as many executives and senior managers have found to their dismay in the past several years.
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And of course the moments of dismay and indecision were moments lost.
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Conscientious parents, and there were some, viewed the situation with dismay .
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Perhaps Lucy would have melted weakly into his bony arms had not an expression of dismay and incredulity come over his face.
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Round the table the faces expressed dismay , disbelief, doubt.
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She opened the case and looked with dismay at the flimsy green silk nightdress lying on top of the matching gown.
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Some of them express dismay , others celebrate, but all are astonished.
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With a jolt of self-knowledge Caroline registered the same feeling of dismay as at that cool withdrawal after their picnic.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The President's policies have dismayed some conservative groups.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Also, I am dismayed by the polemics of some on the left.
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He was dismayed by the change in his old friend and could see the darkness in his soul warring with the light.
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Leonie hurried to greet them, surprised and dismayed by their return.
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Long fasts did not dismay her.
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When I was sufficiently unbundled to have a look around, though, I was instantly dismayed.
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With others he was dismayed by its stringent terms.