# dismayed vs displayed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dismayed
*adjective · frequency rank #30,400*
Having the emotion of dismay.

### displayed
*verb · IPA /dɪsˈpleɪd/ · frequency rank #5,320*
simple past and past participle of display

## Source
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