as in disconcerting
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as in discouraging
to lessen the courage or confidence of
the imposing climb up the mountain dismayed us even before we got started
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as in alarming
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
parents who became increasingly dismayed by their son's foundering marriage
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Recent Examples of dismaying
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But the drum sound wasn’t nearly as dismaying as the studio’s piano, which kept slipping out of tune.
—Peter Ames Carlin, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
But locals can add a couple of dismaying icons to that roster — homeless tents and panhandlers.
—Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2016
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Adjective
On top of this dismaying thought comes the realization that the AI is available 24x7 and at a low cost or perhaps even free.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But the drum sound wasn’t nearly as dismaying as the studio’s piano, which kept slipping out of tune.
—Peter Ames Carlin, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
That the Illini couldn’t complete their comeback attempt despite cutting it to four in the final minutes was dismaying.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
But locals can add a couple of dismaying icons to that roster — homeless tents and panhandlers.
—Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismaying
Adjective
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There are plenty of inconveniences frequent air travelers have become accustomed to, from long security lines to shrinking overhead storage bins, but few are as disconcerting as heavy turbulence in flight.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
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About 20 miles southwest of Indianapolis, Mooresville residents report finding dirty water filters turning a disconcerting brown.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Charter closes by discouraging the creation of new categories of IP law or extending patent and copyright terms.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026
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Analysts said investors were focusing on potentially discouraging numbers underneath the surface, including decelerating growth in trends for its software business.—
Stan Choe,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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The alerts were triggered by the severe thunderstorm moving through the area, alarming some residents who were unaware the city’s siren system now also goes off when a severe weather warning is issued by the National Weather Service.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Midway through my massage, the boat unmoored itself and set sail—setting off an initially alarming vibrating bed and whirring engine noise.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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Transplant Shock is Avoidable Inviting the opportunity for transplant shock has got to be one of the most disheartening gardening mistakes out there.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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Sure, the Longhorns (21-15, 9-9) endured an up-and-down regular season and suffered a disheartening loss to Ole Miss in the first round of the SEC Tournament.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
31 Mar. 2026
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Mack and the Chargers’ defense pressured quarterbacks Jalen Hurts of the Eagles and Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefs, frustrating them and keeping them out of their comfort zones.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
20 Dec. 2025
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Then jurors heard disturbing sounds of banging — and choking, according to the Star-Telegram.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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And inside the actual pillow, there are only those air sacs, which inflate and deflate to slightly change pressure points throughout the night – silently and without disturbing your slumber, or anyone else's.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Apr. 2026
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Their meteoric rise in just the last year is deeply troubling, and state Attorney General Nick Brown is right to have filed a recent lawsuit to stop Kalshi, one of the largest markets, from operating in Washington state.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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The row has raised yet more troubling questions about decision-making in the EU, which can often be held hostage to national interests when unanimous votes are required.—
Karel Janicek,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Medieval schoolmen worrying over Aristotle could be pedants; so could cultivated female salonnières in seventeenth-century Paris.—
Clare Bucknell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The technology intentionally comes lacking a human face, and its evangelists have both over-promised regarding what the tools can do in the short term while worrying people about the long-term societal impacts.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Dismaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismaying. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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