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dismays

The correct spelling is dismays.

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verb

Say it like: Dis-may-s

The correct spelling is dismays. To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy

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Definition

verb

  1. 1.To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy
  2. 2.To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.
  3. 3.To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.

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