dismaying

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˌdɪ.ˈsmeɪ.ɪŋ/
- /dɪs.ˈmeɪ.ɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˌdɪ.ˈsmeɪ.ɪŋ/

Definition of dismaying word

noun dismaying Present participle of dismay. 1

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Parts of speech for Dismaying

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dismaying

dismaying popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for dismaying

adjective dismaying

horrifying — to cause to feel horror; strike with horror: The accident horrified us all.
depressing — Something that is depressing makes you feel sad and disappointed.
shocking — causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
perplexing — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
disturbing — upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.

All 8 Synonyms of dismaying

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