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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

It is dismaying that when a cougar kills livestock that the solution is to kill the cougar.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2023

“It is dismaying that so many of them have been forgotten.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2023

It was dismaying to be chosen like a new bauble and then forgotten, a mere passing fancy.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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