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The correct spelling is dismay.
How to pronounce dismay
/dɪsˈmeɪ/
nounIPA: /dɪsˈmeɪ/
Say it like: Dis-maee
The correct spelling is dismay. A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits For example: "He looked in dismay at the destruction of the town caused by the hurricane."
Usage Examples
“He looked in dismay at the destruction of the town caused by the hurricane.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits
- 2.Condition fitted to dismay; ruin.
verb
- 1.To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy
- 2.To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.
- 3.To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.
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