1dis·may 
/dɪsˈmeɪ/ verb
dis·mays; dis·mayed; dis·may·ing /dɪsˈmeɪ/ verb [+ obj] : to cause (someone) to feel very worried, disappointed, or upset
▪ Her choice of career dismays her parents. ▪ What especially dismayed [=upset, bothered] me was that no one else protested.
▪ Her choice of career dismays her parents. ▪ What especially dismayed [=upset, bothered] me was that no one else protested.
— dismayed adjective [more dismayed; most dismayed]
▪ She was very dismayed to learn/discover that he was so ill. ▪ I was dismayed by/at his indifference.
▪ She was very dismayed to learn/discover that he was so ill. ▪ I was dismayed by/at his indifference.
— dismaying adjective [more dismaying; most dismaying]
▪ her dismaying indifference
▪ her dismaying indifference
— dis·may·ing·ly /dɪsˈmejɪŋli/ adverb
▪ dismayingly indifferent
/dɪsˈmejɪŋli/ adverb ▪ dismayingly indifferent
