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How to pronounce “dismay”
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Pronunciation guide for dismay
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of dismay with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
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So they created kind of, to her father's dismay initially,
- Definition summary
- To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy.
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How to pronounce dismay
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So they created kind of, to her father's dismay initially,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “dismay”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy.
- To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.
- To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.
- [Noun]
- A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits
- Condition fitted to dismay; ruin.
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