Dictionary entry

Dismay

Pronunciation: /dɪsˈmeɪ/

Pronunciation

/dɪsˈmeɪ/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) တုန်လှုပ်ချောက်ချားမှု။ v (usu passive) တုန်လှုပ်ချောက်ချားသည်။

Definition

dismay /dÇs'meÇ/ n [U] တုန္လႈပ္ေခ်ာက္ခ်ားမႈ။ She expressed dismay at what had occurred. ❍ To his utter dismay, she told him that she had lost her job. v (usu passive) တုန္လႈပ္ေခ်ာက္ခ်ားသည္။ We were all dismayed at/by his refusal to cooperate. ❍ Local people are dismayed that the station is to close.

Examples

  1. Local people expressed their dismay at the size of the pay rise.
  2. [to someone’s dismay/to the dismay of someone] : He is leaving the department
  3. much to the dismay of his colleagues.