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   dismal

   /ˈdɪzm(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. causing a mood of gloom or depression: "the dismal weather made the late afternoon seem like evening" Similar dingydimdarkgloomysombredrearydrabdulldesolatebleakcheerlesscomfortlessdepressinggrimfunerealinhospitableuninvitingunwelcomingOpposite brightcheerful
   • ▪ (of a person or their mood) gloomy: "his dismal mood was not dispelled by finding the house empty" Similar gloomyglummournfulmelancholymorosedolefulwoefulwoebegoneforlornabjectdejecteddepresseddispiriteddowncastcrestfallendespondentdisconsolatemiserablesadunhappysorrowfulsorrowingdesolatewretchedlugubriousinformal:bluefed updown in the dumpsdown in the mouthas sick as a parrotliterary:dolorousarchaic:chap-fallenOpposite cheerful
   • ▪ pitifully or disgracefully bad: "he shuddered as he watched his team's dismal performance" Similar badpoordreadfulawfulterriblepitifuldisgracefullamentabledeplorableinferiormediocreunsatisfactoryinadequatesecond-ratethird-rateshoddyineptbunglinginformal:crummydirediabolicalbumrottenpatheticlousyduffrubbishropychronicpantsa load of pantspoxyvulgar slang:crapcrappyshittychickenshitarchaic:direfulrare:egregiousOpposite excellent

   Word Origin late Middle English: from earlier dismal (noun), denoting the two days in each month which in medieval times were believed to be unlucky, from Anglo-Norman French dis mal, from medieval Latin dies mali ‘evil days’.

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   • 1. dismalness noun

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   What does dismal mean?

   • DISMAL definition: 1. sad and without hope: 2. very bad: 3. sad and without hope: . Learn more.

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   What does it mean if a hospital is dismal?

   • Something that is dismal is sad and depressing, especially in appearance . The main part of the hospital is pretty dismal but the children's ward is really lively. ...a dark dismal day with rain falling steadily. You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What does dismal day mean?

   • Of uncertain origin; but perh. ( as suggested by Skeat) from OF. disme, F. d [^i] me, tithe, the phrase dismal day properly meaning, the day when tithes must be paid. See { Dime }.] 1. Fatal; ill - omened; unlucky. [ Obs .] [ 1913 Webster ] An ugly fiend more foul than dismal day. -- Spenser . [ 1913 Webster ] 2.

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     DISMAL meaning: 1. sad and without hope: 2. very bad: 3. sad...

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     DISMAL translate: 悲傷絕望的，憂鬱茫然的, 十分糟糕的. Learn more in the...

   • Dismal: Thai Translation

     DISMAL translate: หดหู่. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Dismal: Italian Translation

     DISMAL translate: tetro, deprimente, lugubre, triste. Learn...

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   • Dismal Spanish Translation

     DISMAL translate: deprimente, execrable, deplorable,...

   • Dismal: Russian Translation

     DISMAL translate: гнетущий, мрачный . Learn more in the...

   • Dismal: German Translation

     dismal translate: düster. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Dismal definition: causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy. See examples of DISMAL used in a sentence.

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   Dismal means showing or causing gloom or depression, or lacking in merit or quality. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and history of this adjective from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Dismal means bad, sad, or depressing in a way. It can also describe something that is poor, inept, or unlucky. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related words.

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   Dismal is a dreary, depressing sort of bad. "With the cold rain and their team behind by six field goals, the mood in the stands was so dismal even the cheerleaders had lost their 'Rah.'".

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