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Dismay, as a noun, means:
Is it correct to say that something is my dismay, (Rather than something happened in my dismay)? For example, would the following be correct:
(As in, the mentor caused me to be distressed). Would saying that something is your dismay be correct, or how would you go about saying such thing? |
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It doesn't sound like something a native English speaker would say. You could say: The mentor abandoned me. He is one of my stressors. Or you could say, Much to my dismay, the mentor abandoned me. One more thing: people usually say things happen to my dismay not in my dismay. You could, I suppose, say "In my dismay, I wrote a sad poem." But otherwise, stick with "to my dismay." |
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Basically: no. We would normally say, "The mentor abandoned me. He caused me dismay." Or, "He caused me to feel dismay." That is, "dismay" is a feeling. You would not say that a person or an event IS dismay; you say they "made me feel dismay". Think of it like other words for feelings, like "anger". You wouldn't normally say, "Roger cheated me. He is my anger." You would say, "He caused my anger" or "He caused me to become angry." (You might say something like "He is my dismay" in a song or a poem. But then you are being metaphorical.) |
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