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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
Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Serious scientists are understandably dismayed about the damage that Kennedy and Trump could do to the nation’s public health infrastructure — indeed, to public health itself.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
The videos highlight the collision taking place online between the law, which Congress passed with wide support last year, and everyday users of TikTok, who are dismayed that the app may soon disappear.
—Madison Malone Kircher, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
World & Nation Serbia shocked, dismayed after two mass shootings in two days
May 5, 2023
Footage broadcast by Croatian media on Friday showed children running away from the school building and a medical helicopter landing in the schoolyard.
—Darko Bandic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Some white women – of whom about 53% voted for Trump, according to exit polls – seem equally dismayed that they are being described in certain circles as electoral weak links and scapegoats for the outcome of the election.
—Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Serious scientists are understandably dismayed about the damage that Kennedy and Trump could do to the nation’s public health infrastructure — indeed, to public health itself.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
The videos highlight the collision taking place online between the law, which Congress passed with wide support last year, and everyday users of TikTok, who are dismayed that the app may soon disappear.
—Madison Malone Kircher, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
World & Nation Serbia shocked, dismayed after two mass shootings in two days
May 5, 2023
Footage broadcast by Croatian media on Friday showed children running away from the school building and a medical helicopter landing in the schoolyard.
—Darko Bandic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismayed
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And the charge Jones drew on Bogdan Bogdanović with 1:53 remaining set the table for the Bulls to attempt — and, ultimately, fail — to pull off the upset win.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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The flip side to that is that an upset loss to either would be a death blow.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Feb. 2025
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Tendrils of hypocrisy appear in 2025 over baseball’s continuing ban of Rose as sports leagues including MLB climb into bed with betting sportsbooks and reap millions from them, while simultaneously acting all aghast and indignant that a player of theirs might dip a toe in gambling.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Valerie Karr, who has been working in disability rights for two decades, understands that impulse but is aghast at the cost to the people her small business served: disabled children in impoverished countries.—
Belinda Luscombe,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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For my coverage on the said-to-be discouraged or prohibited uses of generative AI, see the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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His pardoning of Nixon discouraged voter's confidence in him.—
Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
29 Dec. 2024
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Some libertarians are among his biggest cheerleaders, others are appalled and the rest of us are calling balls and strikes.—
Steven Greenhut,
Orange County Register,
21 Feb. 2025
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At one point, an appalled Robinson came outside to scold her daughter.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Bollards on sidewalks as well as streets could have frustrated the New Orleans attack.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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They were frustrated about high levels of undocumented immigration.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
1 Jan. 2025
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Plants with vining stems or long tap roots can be difficult to transplant and other plants simply don’t like to have their roots disturbed after planting.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Jan. 2025
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The relationship quickly unearthed something that disturbed him.—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Cleansing with hot or cold water can result in dry, irritated skin and weaken your skin barrier.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
6 Mar. 2025
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Visibly irritated, Ripley confronted Belair at ringside.—
Russ Weakland,
EW.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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The business community is also bracing for potential impacts, with some worried that the new tolls could discourage shoppers and visitors, potentially leading to reduced foot traffic and sales in the affected areas.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Or be imprisoned by what everyone else is worried about.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Dismayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismayed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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