Meaning of the word dismay in English

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dismay

US /dɪˈsmeɪ/
UK /dɪˈsmeɪ/

Noun

1.

a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment:

Example:
Aid workers were said to have been filled with dismay by the appalling conditions that the refugees were living in.

Verb

1.

to make someone feel unhappy and disappointed:

Example:
The prospect of more road-building dismays environmentalists.
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