Dismay is accented on the second syllable. A simple way of testing which syllable is accented is by saying the word aloud. Look for the syllable that you naturally emphasise more in your speech.
The word balance is a unstressed first syllable.
Second syllable.
it is a first syllable
Behave is stressed on the second syllable.
Footprint is stressed on the first syllable.
The second.
Dismay is accented on the second syllable.
The word balance is a unstressed first syllable.
second syllable
second
Second syllable.
second accented syllable
The first syllable is accented.
first
"Dolphin" is a first-syllable word. The primary stress is on the first syllable in English pronunciation.
second syllable
Second syllable.