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Meanings of dismaying in English

Causing consternation.

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Usage of dismaying in English
1
He told the Guardian that Sumption's comments were very dismaying and worrying.
The Guardian
2
Moreover, he was agreeably excited by a dismaying anticipation affecting himself alone.
Clayhanger
3
Knowing that only increased the dismaying fear that was eating at me.
A Stir of Echoes
4
It is dismaying to learn that the human mouth is a cesspool.
The new yorker
5
The unknown in the distance, instead of dismaying, drew him on.
The Life of St. Paul
6
The report was so dismaying to Trafigura that the company concealed its existence.
The Guardian
7
The fall of stones and dirt was as dismaying as it was perilous.
On the Trail of Pontiac; Or, The Pioneer Boys of the Ohio
8
The country saw what it found to be a dismaying spectacle.
The new yorker
9
She had offered him no encouragement at all, which he found somewhat dismaying.
Jewels
10
This was dismaying news and for the moment Dick was nonplussed.
The Rover Boys on the Farm; or, Last Days at Putnam Hall
11
Sophie wagged her tail and whined softly, sniffing at Abernathy with dismaying enthusiasm.
Wizard at Large
12
He couldn't admit outright that the prospect was dismaying to his young pride.
Winner Take All
13
It's a pretty dismaying scenario: but here's the good news.
The Irish Times
14
The past week has provided dismaying evidence of low standards in Irish public life.
The Irish Times
15
Henry Wilson on reaching British Headquarters found a dismaying answer.
The guns of august
16
The motion was sickly and dismaying, like the throes of one who is dying.
Overland: A Novel
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