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BNC: 48412 COCA: 36828

— dismaying

adjective [more dismaying; most dismaying]
BNC: 48412 COCA: 36828

dismaying

adjective

dis·​may·​ing dis-ˈmā-iŋ How to pronounce dismaying (audio)
diz-
: 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
dismayingly 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

Word History

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dismaying was in 1582
BNC: 48412 COCA: 36828

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