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dismay

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dismay/dɪsˈmeɪ/

▶noun consternation and distress. ▶verb cause to feel dismay.

– origin ME: from OFr., based on L. dis- (expressing negation) + the Gmc base of may1.

'dismay' also found in these Oxford entries:

alack - appal - caramba - Christ - clap - consternation - crumbs - dear - fall - forfend - heck - holy - horror - Jesus - keep - lor - Lordy - oy vey - sacré bleu - sink - sticker shock - strewth - strike - tear - uh-oh

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Consternation, dismay, apprehension
much to the dismay of

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