What's the difference between dismayed and upset?

Dismayed


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Dismay

Example Sentences:

  • (1) National newspapers and the BBC have joined forces to oppose Hague's secrecy application and on Friday expressed their dismay at the ruling.
  • (2) I scanned quickly through the available faces: there was one, all scrunched up in dismay about something or other.
  • (3) Brantly said he was first tested for malaria, but to his dismay, the results came back negative.
  • (4) Because the housing crisis goes far beyond us Focus E15 mums | Jasmin Stone Read more Annette May, 68, from Lambeth Annette May has watched with mounting dismay as the community fabric of the council estate where she has lived for 44 years steadily unravels.
  • (5) English speakers are the least optimistic about the chances of avoiding dangerous climate change Out of more than 6,000 self-selecting respondents, many expressed dismay at the slow pace of political action on climate change.
  • (6) "I feel gutted and dismayed but it's very important that we do everything we humanly can to protect vulnerable young people," Abbott told ABC radio.
  • (7) Leading figures in the social care sector have rushed to voice dismay at the feud.
  • (8) Chris Thomson, principal of Brighton, Hove and Sussex sixth form college What dismays me is the emphasis on qualifications rather than education.
  • (9) For all of this though, the visibility of people living on the streets can be shocking and it makes Perlman’s dismay wholly understandable.
  • (10) The Spanish family, who abandoned a private equity-backed takeover of National Express last month , was dismayed when National Express subsequently rejected a bid approach from Stagecoach, a rival public transport group.
  • (11) They’re dismayed because they’re seeing conservatives uniting behind our campaign.
  • (12) It was emphatically not, as the Tory right and the dismayed left have already concluded, evidence that Britain remains a fundamentally conservative country.
  • (13) It said it was "heavily dismayed to learn of the behaviour of Lee Trading with regard to the timely payment of its workers".
  • (14) I am dismayed at the terrible experience that Wafula Strike had … She is right to bring this matter to the department’s attention and I applaud her bravery for speaking openly about her experience.” The Paralympian condemned Stapleton’s experience: “It’s a real shame that what happened to me is still happening to other people.
  • (15) It dismays Kirk that Warp moved to London but he's still in touch with them and their releases, effusing particularly about DJ Mujava and "Township Funk".
  • (16) Suu Kyi's relationship with the generals has reportedly turned sour again In her tireless efforts to secure cooperation from the military, Suu Kyi has repeatedly expressed her appreciation, respect and “genuine” affection for the Tatmadaw (feudal military), which her father founded under Japan’s fascist patronage in December 1942, much to the dismay of many minorities who have borne the brunt of the organisation’s ruthless policies.
  • (17) Mark Malloch Brown, Britain's foreign office minister for Africa, Asia and the UN, expressed "dismay" over the law's impact on women's rights.
  • (18) We’ve maintained that commitment, but we have to make sure that we’re spending that money as effectively as possible.” The announcement will dismay some rightwing Conservatives, who fear it could push some wavering voters to Ukip.
  • (19) Hart respects the Argentinian but was dismayed to be sidelined for him.
  • (20) To the dismay of the Fostering Network and foster carers, however, there have been no moves to roll out the scheme nationally so that more of the 6,000 young people who leave care annually can opt to stay on in a supportive family environment.

Upset


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To set up; to put upright.
  • (v. t.) To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end.
  • (v. t.) To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends.
  • (v. t.) To overturn, overthrow, or overset; as, to upset a carriage; to upset an argument.
  • (v. t.) To disturb the self-possession of; to disorder the nerves of; to make ill; as, the fright upset her.
  • (v. i.) To become upset.
  • (a.) Set up; fixed; determined; -- used chiefly or only in the phrase upset price; that is, the price fixed upon as the minimum for property offered in a public sale, or, in an auction, the price at which property is set up or started by the auctioneer, and the lowest price at which it will be sold.
  • (n.) The act of upsetting, or the state of being upset; an overturn; as, the wagon had an upset.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A series of hierarchical multiple regressions revealed the effects of Surgency, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, and Intellect on evoking upset in spouses through condescension (e.g., treating spouse as stupid or inferior), possessiveness (demanding too much time and attention), abuse (slapping spouse), unfaithfulness (having sex with others), inconsiderateness (leaving toilet seat up), moodiness (crying a lot), alcohol abuse (drinking too much alcohol), emotional constriction (hiding emotions to act tough), and self-centeredness (acting selfishly).
  • (2) Mean run time and total ST time were faster with CE (by 1.4 and 1.2 min) although not significantly different (P less than 0.06 and P less than 0.10) from P. Subjects reported no significant difference in nausea, fullness, or stomach upset with CE compared to P. General physiological responses were similar for each drink during 2 h of multi-modal exercise in the heat; however, blood glucose, carbohydrate utilization, and exercise intensity at the end of a ST may be increased with CE fluid replacement.
  • (3) Treatment is therefore often palliative, and endoscopic modalities cause considerably less general upset to the patient than surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy.
  • (4) We interpreted these results within an attributional framework that emphasizes the salience of upsetting events within a social network.
  • (5) She stayed calm during the upsetting search that led to Cynthia, who turned out to be flaky, chain-smoking and white (played by Brenda Blethyn).
  • (6) Trump might say that is what he wants to happen but for us, that’s deeply upsetting,” says Moore, who sits on the board of the Center Against Sexual and Family Violence and expects the case to have a chilling effect on reports of abuse.
  • (7) We’re all very upset right now,” said Daniel Ray, 24, in his third year of the divinity master’s degree program.
  • (8) Al-Jazeera's coverage has also upset the authorities.
  • (9) Our observations lead us to think that effectively, an event during which an important emotional state is induced, by upsetting the immune equilibrium, could more predispose a child (in this case the first born) to the action of pathogens.
  • (10) The interview was a friendly, intense discussion about upsetting situations the subject faced.
  • (11) A fired-up Lleyton Hewitt just fell short in his bid to steer Australia to an upset victory in their Davis Cup doubles showdown with the United States.
  • (12) She [Plath] was very worried about it because she thought it was going to upset her mother.
  • (13) Diagnostic characteristics of RSDS are: spontaneous burning pain, hyperalgesia, vasomotor disturbances, exacerbations by emotional upset, occurrence either spontaneously or after minor injury, occasional spontaneous resolution, extension to other body parts, and relief by sympathetic denervation.
  • (14) Plenty of people felt embarrassed, upset, outraged or betrayed by the Goncourts' record of things they had said or had said about them.
  • (15) The territory is actualy reached by deep demographic and social upsettings and chemiotherapy used alone is not enough efficient to obtain a definitive decrease of the endemy or even to avoid, for a long time, a new increase.
  • (16) The amount he is being paid for three short columns a week would “only get you sandal wearers all upset” if revealed, he says.
  • (17) The CPS doesn't just have to consider the public interest in prosecuting individual cases, but also the more general public interest in being able to say potentially upsetting things without fear of prosecution.
  • (18) As with other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), the most common side effect is gastrointestinal upset, especially nausea.
  • (19) It's possible that it upsets her to think about the past, or perhaps, these days, she saves her animation for the times when she is holding a microphone and standing in front of a swollen, angry crowd.
  • (20) The conclusion from this, the first reported series on adjuvant Tamoxifen therapy for MBC, is that significant improvement in disease-free survival can be achieved with minimal upset to the patients.

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