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  • present participle of dismay.

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Since Shakespeare’s verse for the young lovers is among his most rhapsodic and hypnotically beautiful, the choice is dismaying.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

The co-owner of the Swiss bar hit by a deadly fire during New Year celebrations was released from custody on Friday after bail was paid on his behalf, dismaying victims' families.

From Barron's Jan. 23, 2026

Within that sphere we’re treated to a voice performance by Woods that is a small, hilarious, somewhat dismaying tour de force.

From New York Times Jan. 24, 2024

Maybe the most dismaying thing about it is that nobody could say why.

From Seattle Times Jan. 7, 2023

The play of symbols, once she had discovered the pattern of it, was dismaying.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman




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