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Meaning of dismal in English
Pronunciation
/ˈdɪzməl/
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Classifying Adjective
dismal
Definitions
1.
depressing in character or appearance
Examples
« drove through dingy streets »
« the dismal prison twilight- Charles Dickens »
« drab old buildings »
« a dreary mining town »
« gloomy tenements »
« sorry routine that follows on the heels of death- B.A.Williams »
Synonyms
cheerless
uncheerful
2.
causing dejection
Examples
« a blue day »
« the dark days of the war »
« a week of rainy depressing weather »
« a disconsolate winter landscape »
« the first dismal dispiriting days of November »
« a dark gloomy day »
« grim rainy weather »
Synonyms
cheerless
uncheerful