Hillary Clintonâs State Department was part of a panel that approved the sale of one of Americaâs largest uranium mines at the same time a foundation controlled by the sellerâs chairman was making donations to a Clinton family charity, records reviewed by The Wall Street Journal show.
Dismay describes an emotional state of alarm, fear, or serious disappointment. The first part of dismay comes from the Latin prefix dis-, which comes in handy when you want to put a negative spin on words (dishonest, discount, disenchant, etc.). The last bit of dismay most likely comes from the Germanic word magan, meaning to be able to..
demolish verb [T] (DESTROY). B2 to âcompletely âdestroy a âbuilding, âespecially in âorder to use the âland for something âelse: A ânumber of âhouses were demolished so that the âsupermarket could be âbuilt.emolish verb [T] (EAT). âº humorous to âquickly âeat all the âfood you have been given: Joe demolished an âenormous âplateful of âchicken and âfries. demolition noun [C or U] uk us /Ëdem.ÉËlÉªÊ.Én/ âº the âact of âdestroying something such as a âbuilding: the demolition of âdangerous âbuildings.