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Definitions for dismaying
dis·may·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. appalling, dismayingadjective

    causing consternation

    "appalling conditions"

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  1. dismaying

    Dismaying refers to causing someone to feel distress, concern, disappointment, or alarm. It's an action or event that generates feelings of apprehension, fear, or discouragement due to its unexpected, troubling, or unfortunate nature.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dismaying

    of Dismay

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dismaying in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dismaying in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of dismaying in a Sentence

  1. Nancy Pelosi:

    Let me just say how very, very dismaying and disappointing that the chief law enforcement officer of our country is going off the rails, yesterday and today, he is the attorney general of the United States of America, not the attorney general of Donald Trump.

  2. David Lidington:

    If the TTIP project fails I think that will send a really dismaying message about Europe's waning importance in world affairs, we should not pretend that that will have anything other than a damaging impact both economically and diplomatically.

  3. Nancy Pelosi:

    Let me just say how very, very dismaying and disappointing that the chief law enforcement officer of our country is going off the rails, he is the attorney general of the United States of America, not the attorney general of Donald Trump.

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