cause (someone) to feel consternation and distress
使惊愕;使悲痛
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they were dismayed by the U-turn in policy .政策上的180度大转弯让他们惊愕。
consternation and distress, typically that caused by something unexpected
(多指预料之外的事所引起的)惊愕;悲痛
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to his dismay ,she left him .让他悲痛的是,她离开了他。
"Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin