Dismay in a sentence as a noun

That it's relevant in this discussion is cause for dismay.

E17 has been in development for a very long time much to the dismay of many a geek.

> I should note that an ordinary > contract system does not delete your code...Much to my dismay.

>The thing that got me started with SpaceX was the feeling of dismay I just did not want Apollo to be our high-water mark.

It's "every man for himself" in the patent world today, as Google is discovering much to its dismay with Android.

Dismay in a sentence as a verb

The author will find, to his dismay, that durability is not the same thing as availability.

Look, I'll be the first person to express my dismay at tech people throwing money around and essentially saying "**** you I'm rich" to the rest of the city.

I also resurrected a couple of seized hard drives by opening the case and spinning up the platter with my finger, much to the shock and dismay of onlookers.

It was so transparently a propaganda piece that I read it with dismay, seeing immediately that it was nothing but arranged by a PR machine.

She went to the Apple Store and explained that she wanted a laptop for basic word processing, web browsing, and viewing photos, but, to her dismay, the rep directed her to the older, white plastic MacBooks and insisted that they would be the best fit for her!

Dismay definitions

noun

the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

See also: discouragement disheartenment

noun

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

See also: alarm consternation

verb

lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"

See also: depress deject dispirit demoralize demoralise

verb

fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"

See also: alarm appal appall horrify