What does "much to her/his/my dismay" mean?

Question

What does "much to her/his/my dismay" mean?

Answer 1

It means disappointment, much to her disappointment

Answer 2

It means "much to her/his/my" disappointment.

Synonyms for dismay:  disappoint, shock, sadden, depress, perturb, discourage

Answer 3

Consider this example: "Much to his dismay, he found that VAT was not included in the price."

This means that he was upset, disappointed, disillusioned to discover that the price was more than he had expected.

"Much to her dismay, the doctor told her she was pregnant."

This means that she didn't want to be pregnant, and was unhappy to find out that she was.

"Much to his dismay" is a stock phrase.

Answer 4

Disappointment is right, but I suspect that it is the meaning of the expression ' much to ' that you are really asking about.

This means that something had happened that had caused him/her a great deal of (much) disappointment.

I hope this gives you all you need.