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as in upset
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as in aghast
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as in discouraged
to lessen the courage or confidence of
the imposing climb up the mountain dismayed us even before we got started
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as in alarmed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
parents who became increasingly dismayed by their son's foundering marriage
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Recent Examples of dismayed
Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Increasingly dismayed, Dudek hatched a plan that seemed to embody his mix of good intentions, hubris and melodrama.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
City types of a certain age have been dismayed at the loss of one of the Square Mile’s bastions.
—Ian King, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Despite the fallout, Allen appeared more dismayed than angry at Hollywood’s reaction.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Increasingly dismayed, Dudek hatched a plan that seemed to embody his mix of good intentions, hubris and melodrama.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
When word of this began hitting social media, however, some were dismayed by the prospect of exhibitors embracing AI content, with many singling out AMC Theatres for criticism.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
City types of a certain age have been dismayed at the loss of one of the Square Mile’s bastions.
—Ian King, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismayed
Adjective
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Tewksbury looks to avenge both the loss to Canton earlier, and an upset state final loss to Boston Latin in 2024.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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Watching the Chinese Taipei team in tears after an upset win against Korea, and the Japanese fans embracing Czechia’s every grain of success — the moments that made Pool C special were with teams actively growing the game in their country through those brick-by-brick means.—
Maria Torres,
New York Times,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Jackson is aghast when Wahlberg shows up fat and scraggly for filming, ultimately firing him and hiring Ryan Gosling, who secretly thinks Wahlberg had the right idea but decides to keep his mouth shut.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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Frantically running around with a stick vacuum and your all-purpose cleaner to ensure your crew isn’t aghast at the state of your home is completely unnecessary prep-work for you.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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Anthropic’s Claude was the only chatbot that reliably discouraged violent plans, doing so in 33 out of 36 conversations during testing.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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Buzelis was discouraged by his struggles to find his shot amid a losing streak that had stretched to nine games.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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The conflict has alarmed the international community, particularly as the area is one where other militant organizations, including al-Qaida and the Islamic State group, still have a presence and have been trying to resurface.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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The message alarmed those who read it and reported it to police, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The unconscionable treatment of maids in Alma’s era finds uncomfortable parallels in the 1980s, when Angelika is both appalled and intrigued by the leering looks of her uncle Uwe (Konstantin Lindhorst).—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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And part of me is a little appalled by that.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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As a fashion enthusiast, I’ve always been frustrated with the lack of options for petite shoppers and usually resort to hemming or cuffing regular-length pants.—
Melony Forcier,
InStyle,
13 Mar. 2026
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In a move that’s frustrated some players, the turf stadiums hosting World Cup games this summer are installing grass just for that event.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The hornets are extremely aggressive when the nest is disturbed.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
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Danita Hoskin, president of the Crown Hill Neighborhood Association, said that she was disturbed to learn recently that her neighborhood's life expectancy is more than 15 years shorter than for those who live north of 38th Street, according to the Polis Center at Indiana University Indianapolis.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
4 Mar. 2026
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Four years after their wedding, Charles and Diana visited Australia in 1985, and the ever fashion forward Diana famously opted to wear the choker as a headband—a decision that Brides reported irritated the Queen.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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Throughout his segment, Henderson was noticeably irritated by the insinuation that his stories didn’t add up.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Dismayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismayed. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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