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Synonyms & Antonyms of dismaying
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in disheartening, dispiriting
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dismaying
verb
present participle of dismay
Synonyms & Antonyms of dismaying (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to lessen the courage or confidence of
- the imposing climb up the mountain dismayed us even before we got started
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2
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
- parents who became increasingly dismayed by their son's foundering marriage
Synonyms for dismaying
- agitating,
- ailing,
- alarming
- (also alaruming),
- bothering,
- concerning,
- derailing,
- discomforting,
- discomposing,
- disquieting,
- distempering,
- distracting,
- distressing,
- disturbing,
- exercising,
- flurrying,
- frazzling,
- freaking (out),
- fussing,
- hagriding,
- perturbing,
- undoing,
- unhinging,
- unsettling,
- upsetting,
- weirding out,
- worrying
Words Related to dismaying
- aggravating,
- angering,
- annoying,
- bugging,
- chafing,
- chivying
- (or chivvying),
- exasperating,
- fretting,
- galling,
- getting,
- grating,
- harassing,
- harrying,
- irking,
- irritating,
- nettling,
- peeving,
- pestering,
- piquing,
- putting off,
- putting out,
- riling,
- vexing
Near Antonyms for dismaying
Antonyms for dismaying
- calming,
- composing,
- quieting,
- settling,
- soothing,
- tranquilizing
- (also tranquillizing)
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“Dismaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismaying. Accessed 15 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of dismaying was in 1582
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