DISMAY


Meaning of DISMAY in English

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

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.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .