dismaying

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dismaying

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of dismay

adjective more dismaying · most dismaying

Disheartening; daunting.

noun dismayings

archaic A state of dismay. My dismayings utterly consume me: / They encompass me like water: / They press wholly upon me every day.

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@misc{dismaying_2026,
  title = {dismaying},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dismaying},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}