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dismayed

 adjective
     
dis‧mayed
worried, disappointed, and upset when something unpleasant happens
dismayed to see/discover/learn etc
Ruth was dismayed to see how thin he had grown.
dismayed at/by
They were dismayed at the cost of the repairs.
dismayed that
We are dismayed that the demonstration was allowed to take place.
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