Bluepaw wailed in dismay at the sight of her dead mother.
It was with dismay that I saw my broken car window.
"Dismay" is a noun, such as in the sentence "The girl was in dismay when she found out her favorite doll had been lost."
The teacher's dismay at Billy's answer made him feel ashamed.
To my dismay their was absolutely no detail on her wedding gown.
She was misleaded, as she found out, to her dismay.
the definition of consternation is a state of paralyzing dismay
The horrible pictures on TV dismayed the American public. Many women discover with dismay that their salaries will not cover childcare. Neighbors stared in dismay at the damage the tornado had caused. To the dismay of his parents, he decided not to complete his degree. Members of the committee expressed dismay at the cost of the new computer program. The announcement that recess would be cancelled was met with sighs of dismay by the students.
The horrible pictures on TV dismayed the American public. Many women discover with dismay that their salaries will not cover childcare. Neighbors stared in dismay at the damage the tornado had caused. To the dismay of his parents, he decided not to complete his degree. Members of the committee expressed dismay at the cost of the new computer program. The announcement that recess would be cancelled was met with sighs of dismay by the students.
To the child's dismay he dropped the ice cream on the floor.
dismay means noun: the feeling of despair or fear resulting from feeling of danger; using it as a verb: being unpleasantly surprised
"I could see the dismay on her face when she learned of the death." I think
Used to express sorrow or dismay The thought of the coming exam filled him with woe. A damaging hurricane was yet another woe faced by the coastal town.