dismayed
adjective/dɪsˈmeɪd/
/dɪsˈmeɪd/
- feeling shocked and disappointed
- dismayed (at/by something) He was dismayed at the change in his old friend.
- The suggestion was greeted by a dismayed silence.
- dismayed (to find, hear, see, etc…) They were dismayed to find that the ferry had already left.
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