noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ deep ( esp. BrE ), great , utter
▪
The government has expressed ‘deep dismay’ at police violence against protesters.
▪ growing
▪ widespread ( esp. BrE )
VERB + DISMAY
▪ feel
▪
I felt a mounting ~ at the prospect.
▪ express , voice
▪ hide
▪
It was impossible to hide my ~ at what I had seen.
▪ cause
▪
The laws on hunting cause ~ to many animal lovers.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
Louise stared at the torn letter in ~.
▪ with ~
▪
I read of her resignation with some ~.
▪ ~ at
▪
his ~ at her reaction
▪ ~ over
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Brady made no secret of his ~ over his treatment.
PHRASES
▪ fill sb with ~
▪
What she heard filled her with ~.
▪ (you can) imagine my ~
▪
Imagine my ~ when I saw his picture in the paper.
▪ (much) to sb's ~
▪
Much to my ~, she was out when I called.