dismay
verb (used with object)
to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt.
is dismaying
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present progressiveof dismay (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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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
It is dismaying that when a cougar kills livestock that the solution is to kill the cougar.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
Though it is dismaying to learn you've been dropped from a physician's practice because a few years have passed since your last visit, the approach isn't uncommon.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2022
It is dismaying to a league that increasingly has built its appeal on keeping its star quarterbacks healthy and historically productive.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2019
But to do no wickedness will contribute nothing to our assurance; for it is not suffering unjustly but suffering in itself that is dismaying.
From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch
