Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dismayed

/dɪsmˈeɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: dis-mayed
IPA: /dɪsmˈeɪd/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of dismay

adj

Having the emotion of dismay.

Example Sentences

"He was dismayed to find his car had gone."

Inflected Forms

more dismayed (comparative) most dismayed (superlative)

Derived Forms

dismayedness undismayed

Synonyms

aghast appalled shocked

Rhymes With

made home-made played trade paid grade aid afraid laid stayed decade they'd

Questions

How do you pronounce dismayed?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsmˈeɪd/.
What does dismayed mean?: simple past and past participle of dismay

How to pronounce dismayed

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