dismayed

dismayed
To have the emotion of dismay.

He was dismayed to find his car had gone.


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  • dismayed — index pessimistic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • dismayed — adj. 1) dismayed at, with 2) dismayed to + inf. (he was dismayed to see that he had a flat tire) * * * with dismayed at dismayed to + inf. (he was dismayed to see that he had a flat tire) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • dismayed — dis|mayed [dısˈmeıd] adj worried, disappointed, and upset when something unpleasant happens dismayed to see/discover/learn etc ▪ Ruth was dismayed to see how thin he had grown. dismayed at/by ▪ They were dismayed at the cost of the repairs.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Dismayed — Dismay Dis*may , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dismayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismaying}.] [OE. desmaien, dismaien, OF. esmaier; pref. es (L. ex) + OHG. magan to be strong or able; akin to E. may. In English the pref. es was changed to dis (L. dis ). See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dismayed — un·dismayed; …   English syllables

  • dismayed — Synonyms and related words: abashed, abroad, adrift, affrighted, afraid, agape, alarmed, astray, at sea, bewildered, bothered, chicken, chickenhearted, clueless, confounded, confused, consternated, coward, cowardly, cowed, daunted, discomfited,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • dismayed — dis|mayed [ dıs meıd ] adjective very upset, disappointed, or annoyed about something surprising or shocking that has happened …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • dismayed — dis·may || dɪs meɪ n. fear, horror v. fill with anxiety; cause despair, discourage, daunt …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dismayed — UK [dɪsˈmeɪd] / US adjective very upset, disappointed, or annoyed about something surprising or shocking that has happened …   English dictionary

  • dismayed —   Pīhoihoi, kāhāhā, ku ihē, kūnāhihi …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

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