an expression of surprise, dismay, or indulgent disapproval

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Definition of an expression of surprise, dismay, or indulgent disapproval in English English dictionary

dear me

Dear me, said Mrs. Flanders, when she read in the Scarborough and Harrogate Courier that the Rev. Andrew Floyd, etc., etc., had been made Principal of Maresfield House, that must be our Mr. Floyd..

Hyphenation

an ex·pres·sion of surprise, dismay, or in·dul·gent dis·ap·prov·al