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How to pronounce dismay in American English

“dismay” pronunciation by American speakers

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“dismay” in real sentences — American speakers

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  1. We’ve expressed our dismay and our problem with them.

    State Department

  2. As all of us, to some of our dismay, NCRR was dissolved in 2011.

    NIH

  3. leaders expressed dismay with the vice president's comments including German defense minister Boris Pistorius

    Voice of America

Words that sound like “dismay”

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Other forms of “dismay”

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