dismaying
adjective
dis·may·ing
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Definition of dismaying
: causing feelings of alarmed concern or agitation
heard some dismaying news … at a time when Hollywood was quietly panicking over dismaying financial statistics.— Robert F. Moss It is somewhat dismaying to see how far Mr. Jennings often goes in his zeal …— Ronald Sanders
Other Words from dismaying
dismayingly
\ dis-ˈmā-iŋ-lē
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adverb
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adverb
a dismayingly long list of problems
This is a place where achieving any sort of closure on important national traumas … has proved dismayingly elusive.
— Max Rodenbeck
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