transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪsmeɪ ]
( dismays, dismaying, dismayed)
1.
Dismay is a strong feeling of fear, worry, or sadness that is caused by something unpleasant and unexpected. ( FORMAL )
Local councillors have reacted with dismay and indignation...
N-UNCOUNT : oft to N with poss
2.
If you are dismayed by something, it makes you feel afraid, worried, or sad. ( FORMAL )
The committee was dismayed by what it had been told...
The thought that she was crying dismayed him.
VERB : be V-ed , V n
• dis‧mayed
He was dismayed at the cynicism of the youngsters...
ADJ : usu v-link ADJ , oft ADJ at n , ADJ to-inf / that