Word: dismays
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...time does not stop even for naive middle-class children with intellectual pretensions. Ten years have passed and I have discovered with dismay that the so-called "adult books" are not really about political economy or inorganic chemistry...
Murray's west coast colleagues expressed both their admiration for him, and their dismay at his departure...
...advance of religion in the schools is a silent march, much like a termite invasion that slowly and secretly munches through the walls and floors until the whole building collapses in a heap to everyone's surprise and dismay...
However, being a minority also implies a sort of power. In a country in which identity politics have quickly become salient (much to the dismay of many conservatives), minorities have learned to organize to demand respect and acknowledgement. Being a minority has meant learning to become visible after being invisible for so many years, something that conservatives in this country and at this institution have never had to contend with...
...conformity. Gap does sound strangely fascist in their ads that chant "everyone in cords." But when I brought the topic up with my friends, they not only agreed with me, they added to my list of complaints. "Look at how they depict women!" my roommate intoned. Indeed, to the dismay of our Harvard rugby team, the Abercrombie girls were ignominiously relegated to the sidelines and depicted as screaming rugby fans, rather than players. In the boxing spread, the girls were shown having their gloves tied on for them by helpful men. Incidentally, the one female boxer who seemed to know...