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DISMAYING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Causing consternation

Example:

appalling conditions

Synonyms:

appalling; dismaying

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

alarming (frightening because of an awareness of danger)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb dismay

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