dismaynoun [ U ] uk â /dÉªËsmeÉª/ us â /dÉªËsmeÉª/. C2 a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment: Aid workers were said to have been filled with dismay by the appalling conditions that the refugees were living in. The fans watched in/with dismay as their team lost 42â11.
A wide range of diseases and conditions can damage the liver and lead to cirrhosis. The most common causes are: 1  Chronic alcohol abuse. 2  Chronic viral hepatitis (hepatitis B and C)  Fat accumulating in the liver (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease)
Other causes of liver cirrhosis. 1  some autoimmune diseases â cause immune cells to attack and damage the liver. The rare conditions that can cause liver cirrhosis include autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis (inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts).